The Wishsong of Shannara (Shannara, Book 3)
by Terry Brooks
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My favorite Shannara novel to date, particularly because I thoroughly enjoyed the character developments between Jair (or as Slanter prefers to call him, "Boy") and his companions, from the surly, soft-hearted gnome tracker to the mysterious and powerful Weapons Master, Garet Jax. While the similarities of these band of characters to their ancestors of previous novels is unmistakable, I find the familiarity to be refreshing rather than redundant, as the characters still have their own ...more
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Man this series just keeps getting better and better! The wishsong would be so cool to have! And the book was very well written. I have read all of the Shannara series and out of all of them this book was the best written. If The Sword of Shannara did not have such a great plot, this would be his best book. Brin was a cool character. The ending was amazing and although I didn't like how Allanon died, it was perfect! It could not have been any better! I wish I could rate it with more than 5 stars...more
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Read in June, 2008
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teenagers who love drama, adventure
Light years ahead in character development, but I'm bored. All his characters are the same. It's as if he's writing the same story over and over, varying the names and places, but with the same personalities, each time defining them a little better until he'll reach the point of satisfaction. A much more entertaining read. Interesting to think about the good and bad within yourself, but still...
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Read in November, 2005
This is a good book, and in the version I had there were even pictures:) Action packed, and very interesting, this story book was very difficult to put down, but it was from my teachers library and I had to borrow it so I wouldn't get in trouble for reading it at school. The characters are intruiging(sp?)and the plot is exciting. I recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy.
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Read in June, 2008
I read all three of these books (haven't read the Prequel yet) -- and this one is most definitely my favorite. There are some really cool characters in The Wishsong of Shannara, Garret Jax the near-invincible weapons master, Slanter the trusty Gnome, and of course our protagonists Jair and Brin Ohmsford.
It's a great series, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
It's a great series, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Read in February, 2007
This book really kept me enthralled. Not reading the first two in the trilogy was not really a problem, as it was a fairly self contained story.
I loved the way this story used the characters inner strengths and weaknesses, rather than just relying on the 'chosen one' storyline, although it was used, and also explored the darker side of things.
I loved the way this story used the characters inner strengths and weaknesses, rather than just relying on the 'chosen one' storyline, although it was used, and also explored the darker side of things.
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The third greatest book in the Shannara universe explores the origins of evil and the dark magic that spawns it. But it was hard for me because it was finally the end of my favorite character out of any book Allanon. That dude was just always there when the world started going to shit and the Shannara universe never really recovers from his loss.
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Read in August, 2000
This book is great and finishes out the trilogy great! A must read fantasy! One thing great about Terry Brooks is you dont have to read the books in order. You can get enough out of the first few cahpters to read any one book. Of coruse reading them in order can be fun and a longer great big tale of adventure, but either way it is a great book.
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Read in April, 2008
Another great book in this great series. Terry Brooks has the ability to weave an interesting and captivating plot while keeping the reader guessing and avoiding predictability. Fantasy books can easily fall into the category of the "same old same old" but he comes up with new and well-thought out ideas that capture the imagination.
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Read in January, 1984
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Sword and Elfstone fans
I can remembered being so pumped when this book came out to complete the trilogy. It was so long that I just knew it was going to be good. It satisfied my urge for more Shannara and has a conclusion that seemed like a good place for a fourteen year-old to stop reading Terry Brooks. And that's what I did.
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The best of all the Shannara books. If you are going to read one this is it. Not only is there both great male/ female stars, but it actually has a plot that isn't an almost exact copy of Lord of the Rings like the rest of the Shannara series. Plus the heroine is a gardener, can't get much better than that.
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I don't really feel like individually reviewing all three books in the trilogy, but let me just say that a few years back, these were my favorite books ever. If you're into fantasy and you haven't read this set of books, you're really missing out.
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This is the second book in the sword of shanarra trilogy and it is just terrific. writing these reviews makes me want to read them again!! Read my first review for Sword of shanarra for my view on the entire trilogy.
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The best one of the trilogy. Bren and Jair Ohmsford have the gift of magical songs. Bren can make things become real and Jair can create illusions. Both must go on separate missions to drive back great evil.
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Young Adults/Adults
I enjoyed this book. It almost lost it at the end but then it redeemed itself. I really liked Brin's character. I think it was also hard to lose one of my favorite characters. I really enjoyed this book
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Read in January, 1990
A solid final book to the first of the Shannara stories. I would say this one was better than the first book (Sword) not quite as good as the second book (Elfstones) but close. I really liked it.
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Read in August, 2007
This was a very boring read. I don't know why I continued to read the trilogy after book one. The characters were ok at best, the writing style was repeititive and the story was simple.
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Read in January, 1997
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If you are looking for a fantasy series to read, read this one. It is classic in its simplicity. It sticks to the formula, and that is a good thing - fantasy is meant to be escapist!
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This book was good, except towards the end it seemed like Terry Brooks made a game of seeing how many characters he could kill off by the end...
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Read in January, 2000
This one was a great closer for the original series. I liked the fact that the main character was young and had to learn his skill in magic.
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