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  <default_description>THE SWORD OF SHANNARA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races--gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves. But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew little of such troubles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then came the giant, forbidding Allanon, possessed of strange Druidic powers, to reveal that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destroy the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rested the hope of all the races.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea. To save the Vale, Shea fled, drawing the Skull Bearer after him . . .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;THUS BEGAN THE SEEMINGLY HOPELESS QUEST OF A SIMPLE MAN AGAINST THE GREATEST POWER OF EVIL THE WORLD HAD EVER KNOWN.&lt;br&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[A friend who was also into fantasy insisted I read this series, and I got as far as the first three books before I stopped believing him when he told me they were magical and wonderful and would get better and better. As far as I can tell, they all have the exact same plot.  Mysterious Wizard shows ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6366489">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If <em>The Sword of Shannara</em> was a film, it would go like this:<br/><br/>Mirkwood Productions proudly presents:<br/><br/>THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SWORD<br/><br/><br/>Directed by Meriadoc Brandybuck. Director of Photography: Celeborn. Costume Design: Arwen Evenstar. Visual Effects: Saruman the White....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30433158">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are comparing the literary value of science fiction books, I think it is best to use food as an example.  Terry Brooks can be viewed as a really good bacon cheeseburger (fake meat for you veggies), it is really good and fun to eat, makes you feel full, however it is often sloppily put togethe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1065239">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book threw me head first into the fantasy genre.  And i don't mean sci-fi but the magic, elves and dragon genre.  It was in our house, no one will admit to who's book it was, but I was reading everything and anything in the house at that time and absolutely LOVED this book.  It's your typical f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5194183">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone says that you fall into one of two camps: Those who love Tolkien, and philistines.  I belong firmly in the latter.  It is my firm belief that the man (Tolkien) got paid by the word.   Having said that, I thoroughly enjoy Brooks' Shannara series.  I have read all of them, own most of the har...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10152824">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[is this the worst book ever? yes. then probably The Secret. man, this is seriously the most overrated book in history. i was looking for a fantasy that i'd enjoy, after reading LOTR, looked at some reviews on amazon, and bought a used copy for 3 cents. maybe THAT should've clued me in. so i started ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12808161">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, I've read reviews that say this is just Terry Brooks' Lord of the Rings. I do see that, but at the same time, I think he made it his own in a lot of ways. I mean, aren't all fantasy adventures just someone's take on Lord of the Rings ... anyway, other than the fact that it's 700-some pages and I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7822205">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So my boyfriend's mother recommended the trilogy with Isle Witch and I was hooked.  I've read almost every book he's written now and some of the other reviews are right.  They're basically all the same story, a kid finds out he/she has an obligation to save the word as well as super powers/control o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13506495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I was in 8th grade I stayed home sick from school one day.  My sister-in-law lent me this book, and I read the whole thing in one day.  What a read!  It remains to this day a standard for what a good fantasy should be like.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this when I was a wee lad, still high on an epic fantasy called <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Part_1_" title="The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien">The Lord of the Rings</a> (you may have heard of it). I was hoping for more of the same, which is precisely what I got-- the EXACT same, at least plot-wise. Unfortunately, Brooks was unable to imitate Tolkien's style and storytelling a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25255874">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Easily one of the worst novels I've read since graduating college.  It's difficult for me to fathom how this novel could have inspired so many sequels, except that I think a healthy fraction of Brooks' readership is under 18 and doesn't know any better.  Hyperbolic descriptive language presents a bl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1864229">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty solid fantasy, if underwhelmingly written and plotted.  I read the entire series more for completism than anything else, because I never really connected with the characters.<br/>Still, it's entertaining, and it's true that the basic plot of practically all Shannara books (kid has ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43827444">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[my family drove to florida during my six grade spring break and on the way home i finshed the book i was reading adn got bored. my brother gave me his book to read, this one. but it also had the second and third books in it and my dad made a bet i couldnt finish the whole thing before we got home. w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12845952">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been years since I've read this book, but I think about it every day.  It was by far one of the most exciting books I have ever read becuase it had such a compeling story and reasonable diction.  Terry Brooks truly has a gift for making a fantasy world seem to be a reality.  His descriptions of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45412166">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went back and read this for the first time in perhaps thirty years.  I remember thinking of this as a Lord of the Rings wannabe when i read it the first time.  I thought i'd give it another chance, given the maturity of another thirty years (me, not the book).<br/><br/>Well, i have to admit, eit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75474888">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Had I added this book to my library when I first joined Goodreads, you would currently see a 5 star rating. I first read this book as a child and thought it as absolutely fantastic. I'd recommended it to a friend of mine a few weeks ago, and seeing that it was on my mind, put it into my reread pile....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73545079">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently re-read this book.... well sort of.  I listened to it on tape.  Yes, tape, not CD not mp3 not iTunes nor Audible.  Old school magnetic tapes.  I have been traveling for my job and the company van has a tape player (and CD) so when I found it on tape at the local library I grabbed it up.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67025121">more...</a>]]></body>
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