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I bet far more people prefer to sit down with some Dean Koonz or a bodice ripper. So I'm going to stand up and say: I like fantasy. I read it. And I ...more...]]> 15881234 785027 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 1 6 true Wed Feb 20 06:14:24 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 06:36:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 33509781 45923 4712753 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1221768664m/4712753.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4712753.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.62 50 5 4 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Mon Sep 22 07:32:06 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 07:38:51 -0700 2008
Picture it: I was nine years old. We were at this massive used book sale, and I was bored silly of all the books at the children's table. I wandered around a bit, and ended up in adult SF/F. And ther...more...]]> 59003927 768443 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 2 0 true Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:16:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 13:43:57 -0700 2009
The plot of Elfstones is intriguing, the characters of the book are likable and pretty, and the world of the elves is a captivating one filled with races of men and magic of a forgotten world.
If you have no problem with the previous sentence,...more...]]> 43904016 255889 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 4 0 false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 04:27:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:28:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 54290890 912305 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 4 0 false Sun Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 1983 Tue Apr 28 16:43:18 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 16:47:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32875717 1270497 15578 0345285549 9780345285546 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224272379m/15578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15578.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.69 411 5 1 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 16:56:44 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:01:14 -0700 2008 1
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I now understand why they're making this movie first, as this story surpasses the first one. I'll probably read the third...more...]]> 66944124 960927 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 5 0 false Tue Aug 11 07:49:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 07:51:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60079062 1579437 1698637 0708880959 9780708880951 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189867780m/1698637.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1698637.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.60 89 2 0 false Wed Jun 17 14:38:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:51:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75918075 1379623 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1987 Tue Oct 27 13:06:23 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 13:10:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68161458 2635899 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu Aug 20 05:48:12 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 06:04:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 17757372 947518 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 4 0 false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 12:34:05 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 06:45:17 -0700 2008 the Lord of the Rings are numerous, but no disrespect to Tolkien, I think I like this series better (see my review of The Sword of Shannara.) A very good and captivating story, I was definitely not bored with ...more...]]> 79029071 2982377 189783 0736693416 9780736693417 114 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218672665m/189783.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189783.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.92 3805 ]]> 5 0 false Thu Nov 26 01:38:59 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 01:38:59 -0800 2009 The Sword of Shannara. Namely, that the first Shannara book was a Tolkien ripoff. Since I think liked the Tolkien tetralogy so much, I never had a problem with that.
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The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys' seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.

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The actual story was really good though. Was a nice departure from the cookie cutter
Lord of the Rings story that Sword of Shannara was.

The demons rocked.]]> 50148706 2153253 15578 0345285549 9780345285546 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224272379m/15578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15578.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.69 411 4 0 false Mon Mar 23 02:11:50 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 17:52:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41617263 903125 1698637 0708880959 9780708880951 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189867780m/1698637.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1698637.The_Elfstones_of_Shannara 3.88 4547 2 0 false Fri Jan 02 11:18:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:23:05 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=15578