The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara, #3)

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The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara #3)

by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)

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Terry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed new depths and vistas to his mastery of epic fantasy. Armageddon’s Children and The Elves of Cintra took Brooks’s remarkable mythos to a breathtaking new level by...moreTerry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed new depths and vistas to his mastery of epic fantasy. Armageddon’s Children and The Elves of Cintra took Brooks’s remarkable mythos to a breathtaking new level by delving deep into the history of Shannara. And now, The Gypsy Morph rounds out–with an adventure of unforgettably imaginative scope–the first phase of a new chapter in this classic series.

Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-man’s-land: its landscape blighted by chemical warfare, pollution, and plague; its government collapsed; its citizens adrift, desperate, fighting to stay alive. In fortified compounds, survivors hold the line against wandering predators, rogue militias, and hideous mutations spawned from the toxic environment, while against them all stands an enemy neither mortal nor merciful: demons and their minions bent on slaughtering and subjugating the last of humankind.

But from around the country, allies of good unite to challenge the rampaging evil. Logan Tom, wielding the magic staff of a Knight of the Word, has a promise to keep–protecting the world’s only hope of salvation–and a score to settle with the demon that massacred his family. Angel Perez, Logan’s fellow Knight, has risked her life to aid the elvish race, whose peaceful, hidden realm is marked for extermination by the forces of the Void. Kirisin Belloruus, a young elf entrusted with an ancient magic, must deliver his entire civilization from a monstrous army. And Hawk, the rootless boy who is nothing less than destiny’s instrument, must lead the last of humanity to a latter-day promised land before the final darkness falls.

The Gypsy Morph is an epic saga of a world in flux as the mortal realm yields to a magical one; as the champions of the Word and the Void clash for the last time to decide what will be and what must cease; and as, from the remnants of a doomed age, something altogether extraordinary rises.

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Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages

Published July 28th 2009 by Del Rey

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Sep 08, 2008

Chris rated it

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I was looking forward to this book, and it began as these things typically do for Terry Brooks.

It is a nice finishing for the series, and there is enough left open for possible follow-ons. But I felt that there were a lot of plot elements that seemed to happen for no reason.

(spoilers alert)

The romance between Logan Tom and Simralin just happened, with little "onscreen" happenings to explain it. (As if Mr. Brooks wanted it to be so, so it happened.)
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Sep 14, 2008

Jenn rated it

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Recommends it for: Anyone who likes fantasty novels.

Recommended to Jenn by: I've been reading the entire series.

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

I did a marathon one day read on this puppy! It's hard for me to give it less than 5 stars because I have loved just about everything Terry has written.

It is the third in a trilogy and you definitely need to read the others to really enjoy it. That said, if you like the others, this will make you happy. =)

Terry pulls all the threads together nice and neat and even threw in a couple of surprises that I really enjoyed.

I tend to be a little vague in my reviews...more

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May 11, 2011

Coligne rated it

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Shelves: mondadori, fantasy, la, genesi, di, shannara, my, favorite

Si conclude, almeno per il momento, con questo "L'Esercito dei Demoni" l'ultima fatica di Terry Brooks, il ciclo della Genesi di Shannara. Devo dire che, per fortuna, dopo un periodo in cui non mi aveva entusiasmato, con questo ciclo il buon vecchio Terry è tornato agli antichi splendori, scrivendo come lui sa fare.</p>

Il libro, di per se, mi è piaciuto forse meno dei due che lo hanno preceduto; sembra infatti che ultimamente Brooks soffra di una "sindrome da finali", p

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May 07, 2011

David Fox rated it

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Genesis

I eagerly devoured the "Gypsy Morph," Brooks' concluding tale to his quite satisfying trilogy prequel. Written 25 years after the publication of his first epic, "The Sword of Shannara," the Genesis trilogy lays the foundation for the work that preceded it so many years ago. Interestingly enough I read the first of this trilogy shortly before I became ill with cancer. I purchased the latter two while I recuperated, but did not begin them till last week, then ...more

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Feb 05, 2011

Jennifer rated it

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Shelves: first-read-in-adulthood, guilt-free-brain-candy, on-loan, recommended

This was a good ending to the Armageddon's Children trilogy. I want to say a great ending - I really do - but I just can't. There are too many little details that are still kind of driving me nuts, even after I'm done reading.

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1: Panther, Cat and Cheney. So they went through all that, and then they were wiped out with the rest of everything when the nukes went off at the end? I mean, I know that people could survive radiation, nuclear winter, etc. It's pos...more

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Nov 29, 2010

Nick Brett rated it

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I've read the other reviews of this book from the many fans of Terry Brooks and his world of Shannara and I have to say I disagree. I am sure I will bear the brunt of their displeasure but this really didn't do it for me.
I read the original Shannara books many years ago and then kind of moved on. The same story kept being told and, frankly I got bored with the plotting and the repetitive and somewhat simplistic style of writing. But then out came Armageddon's Children which dealt with ...more

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Nov 05, 2010

Patrick D'orazio rated it

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Here ends the trilogy that started with Armageddon's children but is far from the last foray for Terry Brook's into the realm of Shannara and its origins. We do get to close the book on OUR world, the one from which Shannara springs, with this story, but I leave it to the reader to discover exactly how that happens.
My own theories abounded as to how Terry would tie all the loose ends together in this book. A year ago I was mostly concerned that he would cram far too much into this final no...moreHere ends the trilogy that started with Armageddon's children but is far from the last foray for Terry Brook's into the realm of Shannara and its origins. We do get to close the book on OUR world, the one from which Shannara springs, with this story, but I leave it to the reader to discover exactly how that happens.
My own theories abounded as to how Terry would tie all the loose ends together in this book. A year ago I was mostly concerned that he would cram far too much into this final novel, thinking that this was the last book that occurs before the actual Shannara books begin. Silly me. Word has come down that Mr. Brooks intends to do one or two more series of books that fill in the gaps between this tale and The First King of Shannara, or there abouts. So my internal debate about other races not featured in the first two books of this trilogy that show up in the world of Shannara still have time to evolve, instead of being jammed into this novel.

Overall, this was a satisfying completion to the trilogy, with the varied loose ends created throughout the first two books tied up fairly neatly. My own theories about what would happen to the Gypsy Morph were slight off but I won't say I was shocked or surprised by the end results here. We are given answers as to how our world slips into a world of magic, though I have no real perspective on how much further into the future we will travel to get to the time of the First King and beyond. There is still plenty to explore.

As with most of Terry Brook's other stories, I find his writing style enjoyable, though he has a penchant for running multiple story lines that have you shifting from place to place and group to group that dilutes some of the energy but not a lot of it. He always brings things together quite nicely in the end.

You know the story here if you have read the two predecessors and if you have not, this is not the book to start out with. In fact, I would recommend starting with Running with the Demon if you are interested in seeing this entire tale weaved from the beginning.

The Elves and the humans are coming together here in an effort to escape the once men and demons who have terrorized survivors of the apocalypse for years. With them is Hawk, who knows that he is the Gypsy Morph, a creature of wild magic who is destined to be the savior of those few who remain, Kirisin, the young elf who is called upon to save his own people with the help of the Lodan, an Elf stone, and two Knights of the Word, the last of their order, who must bring these people together so that they may make a pilgrimage to a place that no one is really sure exists, a place that will be safe as the world around them disolves.

Terry Brooks has created a fabulous universe filled with magic and mystery and continues to morph what was once our world into the wild world of Shannara. While these stories take place in our near future, it is almost like reading about ancient history since so many of us have read many, if not most, of the Shannara books. When I first read the Sword of Shannara years ago, back when I was in high school long ago, I always wondered if that world was a parallel with our own. It is neat to have come this far that we get to see the scope of the author's long term vision, thought I doubt he ever thought about these stories way back when he was first creating the Shannara realm.

While I did enjoy this book greatly, it did not pop off the page like some of Brook's earlier works that I have enjoyed so much. This entire series was entertaining but not spectacular, to me. Just my opinion. But I also know that I definitely appreciate this series and will look forward, with great anticipation, to the next generation of stories of the Shannara realm as Terry Brooks scribes them.(less)

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Jun 29, 2010

Mason Hall rated it

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Dec 30, 2008

nimrodiel rated it

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The Gypsy Morph is the third book in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy.

With the United States fallen into ruin, the Knights of the Word, Logan Tom and Angel Perez face a challenge in facing the evil that is rampaging towards them.

Logan Tom has to keep the promise that he made to the boy Hawk and his band of survivors called the Ghosts. Hawk, a magical being called the Gypsy Morph, is leading the ghosts to meet with other survivors in the wilds of Oregon. He is charged wi...moreThe Gypsy Morph is the third book in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy.

With the United States fallen into ruin, the Knights of the Word, Logan Tom and Angel Perez face a challenge in facing the evil that is rampaging towards them.

Logan Tom has to keep the promise that he made to the boy Hawk and his band of survivors called the Ghosts. Hawk, a magical being called the Gypsy Morph, is leading the ghosts to meet with other survivors in the wilds of Oregon. He is charged with leading them to a place of eventual safety.

Angel Perez has risked her life to help the elves in their fight against the demons of the void. She has helped the young elf Kirisin Belloruus and his sister find the legendary Lodestone. Kirisin has been entrusted with the knowledge of an ancient magic. This magic will put his people and their home of Arborlon inside of the Lodestone. Kirisin is charged with taking the magical gem to safety with the help of a small band of elves. They must get past the demon army waiting to crush the elven city and find someplace safe.

Will the Knights of the Word guide their charges and keep them safe long enough to reach the gypsy morph, Hawk’s, safe haven? Or, will the demon army from the void sweep away the survivors, be they elven, human, or mutant, and bring about the destruction of the world?

I have been a fan of the Terry Brooks writing for a very long time. The first time I read my father’s copy of The Sword of Shannara I was transported to a world of magic and conflict that I fell in love with. Sadly though I’ve not kept up with reading the Shannara books over the years. The Genesis of Shannara trilogy gave me a chance to revisit the writing of a favorite author. In this trilogy, I found a story that shows us the readers the actual happenings of the apocalyptic past that was hinted at during various points in the original Shannara books that I read so many years ago.

I really enjoyed this final installment to the trilogy. I enjoyed seeing the emergence of the elves into our world, and the destruction that caused life as we know it to fall apart and evolve into the less technically inclined world that the Shannara stories are set in. I loved seeing how author Terry Brooks brought two of his series that I enjoyed together with the Knights of the Word being involved in this part of the history of Shannara (The series being The Knight of the Word books and the Shannara books). Reading The Gypsy Morph made me realize how much I’ve missed reading this author’s writing, and I look forward to catching up with the books that I’ve missed over the years.
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May 05, 2010

joby rated it

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Shelves: fantasy, science-fiction

Ugh... did not like

The Good
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The series is over ... Ok... I also enjoyed a few segments of the dialog between the Ghosts

The Bad
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Plot: The story about the slow plodding march of those who will survive "the end" with a few bits of action -- and that is exactly what reading the book felt like. It was nothing but a slow march in a nearly strait li...more

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Sep 01, 2011

Chris rated it

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Shelves: i-own

The Gypsy Morph concludes the "Genesis of Shannara" trilogy. This trilogy worked to bridge the gap between Terry Brooks's fantasy world set in a more traditional fantasy setting (elves, dwarves, trolls, castles, knights, magic, etc) and Terry's books set in our own contemporary world (his Word and Void series). Granted, even though the Word and Void books were set in our current time, there was still plenty of magic, demons and other fantasy elements. The Genesis of Shannara examine...more

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Jan 19, 2010

Angela rated it

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The Gypsy Morph is the final book in The Genesis of Shannara trilogy, finishing the story began in Armageddon's Children and continued in The Elves of Cintra. Will the boy, Hawk, lead the children to safety? Will the elves survive their journey in the Loden? Will the Knights of the Word survive at all? How does the world end?

Brooks again masterfully weaves together the separate tales that he has created for each main group of characters, finally connecting them so the reader can ...more

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Oct 23, 2009

Ryan Mishap rated it

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Shelves: young-adult-fantasy

The concluding volume doesn't stray from the path of the first two, as Hawk tries to lead a few thousand survivors--and what's left of the Elven nation--through the post-apocalyptic landscape to a place where they will wait out the end of the world. Two Knights of the Word try to protect him and the Elves from the demon army advancing to destroy them all.

I like the bleak near future, the mutations caused by the toxic environment, and that Brooks, having created a harsh world, doe...more

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Sep 01, 2008

Teri rated it

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i was disappointed with how this ended.. I kept waiting for soome big connection to the shannara books, but there is still a big leap there. Some stories still let untold. I found the end to be a little abrubt as well. This was also the first book, where he referenced things in previous books where I couldn't remember who or which event he was referring back to.

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Jul 01, 2010

Christine rated it

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Jul 24, 2011

Kiersten added it

Since I couldn't get ahold of the first book in this series, I read the last two first, and was consequently somewhat confused for most of them. That aside, i really enjoyed both. Not as much as the Shannara books, of which I have read four, but good nonetheless. Although I have to agree with another reviewer of this book and say that (*this next bit may be construed as a spoiler*) the romance near the end was VERY spontaneous, and maybe it's just me but I thought it was somewhat abrupt, as i...more

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Aug 29, 2011

Derrick rated it

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Shelves: 2008, fantasy

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Feb 04, 2009

Ben Babcock rated it

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Shelves: fantasy, from-library, 2009-read

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The Gypsy Morph is the dynamic, action-packed adventure that concludes the Genesis of Shannara trilogy. All the same protagonists return to finish the journey they began in Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra, led by the eponymous gypsy morph, Hawk. The fate of the the races of both men and Elves rests upon his shoulders, for he is a creature of magic who can lead the survivors of a broken world to the promised land.

Overall I enjoyed this book for what it was. I haven't ...moreThe Gypsy Morph is the dynamic, action-packed adventure that concludes the Genesis of Shannara trilogy. All the same protagonists return to finish the journey they began in Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra, led by the eponymous gypsy morph, Hawk. The fate of the the races of both men and Elves rests upon his shoulders, for he is a creature of magic who can lead the survivors of a broken world to the promised land.

Overall I enjoyed this book for what it was. I haven't been a huge fan of The Genesis of Shannara series in general. Terry Brooks is one of my favourite authors; I love the Shannara series, although I didn't read his books about the Word and the Void. Many of the characters in this series were interesting and likable; I didn't care too much for the story or the plot, which I found predictable and tiresome at times.

I'm glad that, in the end, Luke and Simralin get together. They deserve each other after having to go through so much. I'm also glad that Hawk and Tess are having a child, that Panther found a companion in Catalya, and that uncertain characters like Angela and Kirisin have matured so dramatically over the course of the trilogy. Brooks made me care for these characters.

In many ways, this book was rushed. Luke's battle with Findo Gask is not-so-epic, which is a shame, because there was so much lead-in to it and emotional resonance on the line. Likewise, I'm not sure about the very ending--I understand what Brooks was trying to do, but I feel like he glossed over the transformation of the Earth we know into Shannara. I wish he had presented it differently.

A must-read if you are a Terry Brooks fan. Even though this isn't the best Shannara trilogy, this is how Brooks intended for the world of Shannara to come about, apparently, whether I like it or not. The themes present in his other series are still strong here. Demons continue to represent humanity's sinful side, our greed, lust, and hatred. The world, which has become corrupt and nearly unlivable, will gradually be reborn, and we have to adapt to it, not the other way around. And science, once our salvation, now takes a back seat to the old ways of magic, which promise renewal and the hope for a world without demons.

Well, we know how well that turns out....(less)

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Sep 17, 2010

Kristopher Swinson rated it

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This was not only predictable--the battle sequences were blatantly lopsided. It seems like the right people always survive, while everyone else is wiped out.

I don't know if I've just missed such things before, but he overreaches himself. A couple of examples of "huh?" moments: someone who just escaped captors "was sorry he wouldn't be there to witness" their discovery that he was gone (207); a man who learns he's going to be a father reacts, "He had never loved...more

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Jan 07, 2009

Winchee added it · review of another edition

So it was nice to finish up the genesis of shannara series. I thought this last book was what it ought to be...the wrap up of several different story lines. There was one fight scene that I wish had been better. The final confrontation between Michael and Findo Gask was a total DUD. I thought it should have been more like the fight scene between Angel and Delloreen - which was way cool. You could totally picture this young, latino woman fighting off the monster with just her grit, determina...more

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Mar 19, 2010

Ken rated it

I tried reading this Fall and could not get into it, figured some time away and would get me back. Well 6 months later and still I could not get into it. Finally realized why, I didn't care what happened. I didn't care about Logan Tom, Angel Perez, The Elves, or the kids. I didn't enjoy the first book, while the second was better, but not much.
I had this trouble with his Scion quadology, and the last series. Now
I know. Its Brooks. It seems when he has an original idea he is amazing, ...more

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Sep 06, 2008

Lisa rated it

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Shelves: fantasy

Always with the trilogies. I hated that this one didn't end. Still loved the characters and monsters. Great intro on the elves. Really liked the back stories on everybody.

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Sep 27, 2011

Lori rated it

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Shelves: science-fiction

Logan Tom, Angel Perez, and Kirisin Belloruus, must work with Hawk, the Gypsy Morph to lead the rest of the Elvin and human society into safety. They are being attacked on all sides by demons and mankind. They still have far to travel to get everyone to where Hawk can provide humanity safe harbor.

This story of the end of the world is gripping! Awesome end to the Genesis of Shannara series! Really enjoyed this culmulation of the story and joining together of the Word and Void a...more

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Mar 23, 2011

Dave rated it

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An excellent conclusion to a very unusual series. As is the case for Brooks' trilogies, many story lines are tied up very well (view spoiler) while others are left hanging just so.

Also like the other series, there are things that I wanted to know in greater detail, but sometimes it works better when those things aren't explained ... maybe there will be short stories down the road to explain things, maybe other trilog...more

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Jul 26, 2011

Mary added it

Terry Brooks continues to be one of the premier fantasy writers with his, The Gypsy Morph book. This is the third and final book in the Genesis of Shannara series and was as interesting as the original series. It didn't have as much action as some of his previous Shannara books but id did give a much better understanding of what the characters were experiencing during this time. I felt that there was a deeper understanding in the connections between the characters as well. I look forward to re...more

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Dec 09, 2011

Bethany C rated it

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What can I say other than that Terry Brooks is amazing? I did myself a big favor and read this shortly after reading the second book in the trilogy. If you're anything like me and read a gazillion and one series then you probably need a little memory jogging (but on some things just outright forget) when it comes to what happened in the previous book. When I read the Elves of Cintra I remembered very little of what transpired in the first book and what the story was even really about. I let ...more

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Jul 29, 2011

Rick Ludwig rated it

Shelves: read-since-retirement, read-in-last-ten-years

This last book in Terry Brooks' Genesis of Shannara series, finished tying the entire Shannara series together with the current world, which preceded it. Although I preferred the first book in the series to the conclusion the entire set held together well for me and provided a plausible prologue for the other Shannara stories. Terry brooks writes fantasy with a realism that has redefined the medium. I am now enjoying watching Brent Weeks and others push the genre even farther along the cours...more

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Sep 15, 2011

Paul rated it

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It ended like that? Really? I wanted so much more detail. I felt cheated out of a better description of an incredible ending to an incredible epic story. Yet, I loved this book and I will read anything by Brooks because I love what this man writes. He is getting better, as well. His work has the same themes, but they have become richer, fuller and deeper. The protagonists are flawed people in a broken world thrust into seemingly impossible situations and simply required to avert the utter ...more

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Nov 26, 2010

Tanabrus rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. L’esercito dei demoni (The gypsy morph) era stato il libro del 2008 di Brooks, ultima parte della trilogia della Genesi di Shannara che tanto aveva voluto scrivere.
Una trilogia che era cominciata bene con I figli di Armageddon, più vicino al Verbo e al Vuoto che non alla saga di Shannara ma con toni apocalittici che si discostavano dagli altri libri di Brooks, ed era a mio avviso un po’ calata con il successivo Gli elfi di Cintra rimanendo comunque sufficiente (molto meglio delle precedenti...moreL’esercito dei demoni (The gypsy morph) era stato il libro del 2008 di Brooks, ultima parte della trilogia della Genesi di Shannara che tanto aveva voluto scrivere.
Una trilogia che era cominciata bene con I figli di Armageddon, più vicino al Verbo e al Vuoto che non alla saga di Shannara ma con toni apocalittici che si discostavano dagli altri libri di Brooks, ed era a mio avviso un po’ calata con il successivo Gli elfi di Cintra rimanendo comunque sufficiente (molto meglio delle precedenti saghe su Shannara, senza dubbio).

Ho aspettato un po’ per prendere questo libro visto che temevo un netto peggioramento della saga, e che francamente avevo di meglio da leggere. Non amo più Brooks come i primi tempi, quando era tutto ciò che conoscevo di fantasy… comunque di sicuro sa fare bene il suo mestiere.
Le 400 pagine del libro sono volate via rapide e leggere, e probabilmente se prima di attaccare questo volume mi fossi riletto i due precedenti la lettura sarebbe stata molto più agevole, senza dovermi fermare di continuo nei primi capitoli per cercare di ricordare chi stava facendo cosa.

Quindi anche questo libro gode di uno stile leggero e scorrevole, e inoltre è permeato -come tutta la trilogia e più degli altri libri della trilogia- di una vaghissima epicità insita nell’esodo dei bambini, in fuga dal mondo apocalittico, attratti dalla visione di Falco. Una marcia lunga e faticosa, sostenuta solo dalla fede nella loro guida (e dalle prove fornite dalla sua magia, vabbè) e coadiuvata dal ascrificio degli adulti che li accompagnano, pronti a morire per consentire la sopravvivenza dei piccoli.
Una comitiva ben diversa dalle orde di demoni, ex-uomini, mutati e sciacalli che si sono incontrati fin dalle pagine de I figli di Armageddon.

E di sicuro anche questo tema dei bambini, onnipresenti in questo libro, è originale per Brooks.

Ciò che non è originale purtroppo è la piattezza della trama. La prevedibilità del tutto.
Falco dopo l’incontro con l’immancabile Re del Fiume Argento sa tutto e può fare tutto, malgrado un breve istante di paralisi che quasi gli costa la vita; il re degli elfi rinsavisce e appoggia il giovane Kirisin; Simralin e Logan si innamorano con uno sguardo, e lui capisce che forse la vendetta non è la cosa più importante nella vita; Pantera segue il suo cuore, e così fa Cat; Logan Tom ottiene il suo scontro con Findo Gask.
Tutto ovvio e scontato.
L’unica eccezione è il finale del libro (e intendo proprio le ultime righe), che viene modificato quando ormai pensavo a un finale alla Le pietre magiche di Shannara con Falco a immolarsi per la salvaguardia futura della carovana. E Larkin Quill, che a un certo punto avevo quasi pensato potesse essere legato al Re del Fiume Argento e invece si è rivelato un mortale qualsiasi.
La speranza è che il libro scritto l’anno scorso (Una principessa di Landover) e sopratutto la dualogia prevista per il 2010 e il 2011 (Le leggende di Shannara, di cui il primo libro si intitolerà Il portatore del bastone nero e che quindi lascia intuire che possa riguardare un Cavaliere del verbo… o una via di mezzo tra Cavaliere e Druido?) Brooks trovi un po’ di originalità nello svolgimento delle trame.
Perchè va bene la scorrevolezza e la leggerezza dello stile, ma se si intuisce presto come prosegue la vicenda non c’è molto gusto…

Ah, dimenticavo la perla della quarta di copertina. Un autore consiglia appassionatamente di leggere Brooks.
Paolini. Che annuncia, “se non avete letto Terry Brooks, non avete letto fantasy“.
Capisco lo spirito commerciale dietro a tutto ciò, ma loro capiscano che se io mi trovo un autore sconosciuto e vedo che Paolini lo consiglia, col cavolo che lo prendo quel libro!(less)

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Nov 04, 2010

Al Gritten rated it

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Brooks has a tendency in his trilogies to always find a way for my favorite character to sacrifice him/herself. So I was delighted when at the end of this amazing trilogy, my favorite character not only survived, but actually thrived. Brooks' distopian landscape of a future America is transformed through this trilogy into the magical land of his Shannara books with an excellent story and strong characterization. This final book climaxes his excellent story and the transition to a new world, b...more

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Terry Brooks was born in Illinois in 1944, where he spent a great deal of his childhood and early adulthood dreaming up stories in and around Sinnissippi Park, the very same park that would eventually become the setting for his bestselling Word & Void trilogy. He went to college and received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, where he majored in English Literature, and he received his...more

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Elfstones Of Shannara (Sword Of Shannara)

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Magic Kingdom For Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom Of Landover)

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The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara #3)

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