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The Elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara #2)
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Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
With his groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara and its acclaimed sequels, Terry Brooks brought a new audience to epic fantasy. Then he gave the genre a darkly compelling contemporary twist in his trilogy of the Word and the Void. Last year, in Armageddon’s Children, Brooks undertook the stunning chronicle that united two unique worlds. Now that sto...more
Hardcover, 379 pages
Published
August 28th 2007
by Del Rey/Ballantine
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Elves & Demons & Faeries & Goblins & Ghosts, Oh My
Prior to reading "Armageddon's Children" a few year's back I had neither read anything by Terry Brooks nor for that fact, had I ever heard about him. Also, for the most part, except for reading books like "The Road" or "The Stand" , I've had little experience with post apocalyptic, fantasy based literature. To my sincerest delight I do believe I've discovered a genre that I know will provide me with hours o...more
Prior to reading "Armageddon's Children" a few year's back I had neither read anything by Terry Brooks nor for that fact, had I ever heard about him. Also, for the most part, except for reading books like "The Road" or "The Stand" , I've had little experience with post apocalyptic, fantasy based literature. To my sincerest delight I do believe I've discovered a genre that I know will provide me with hours o...more
After what my wife was saying was a fairly bad review of "Armageddon's Children", I can safely say that Terry Brooks more than made up for the slow start with the second of the trilogy, "Elves of Cintra". This is probably one of the best examples of a solid "2nd" in a trilogy, when so many trilogies tend to tank in the middle.
The merging storylines, action, and mix of fantasy/post-apocalyptic fiction were done artfully. Sure, there were predictable events ...more
The merging storylines, action, and mix of fantasy/post-apocalyptic fiction were done artfully. Sure, there were predictable events ...more
As is the case with so many titles that are the middle stretch in a trilogy, this book suffers from being highly anticipated with a sense of trepidation at the fact that even before reading it you already have a good sense of the outcome, at least in broad general terms. An author who writes knowing, essentially in advance, that they are producing a trilogy must accept that certain plot points cannot be resolved by the end of book two though some others must be drawn further out.
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I'm sorry, dear mommy, but I just can't like these books. The characters and plot are interesting but the author just fills up space by saying the same thing over and over again. Each character has the same exact thoughts. "Can I do it? Can I fulfill my destiny? I am weak. I can't do it. I know I did it before. I felt the power. I have the power. I can do it! I'm strong! yay! Wait, I don't think I can do it." Arrrrgh! All 4 main characters have these thoughts every 5 seco...more
"Elves..." continues the trilogy that links the "Word and Void" novels and the Shannara novels. From the beginning of the first of the Shannara novels it was obvious that the world built by Brooks was a post-apocalyptic world in which magic reigned anew. In the Word and Void trilogy, Brooks begins to explore the fall of the world that leads us to Shannara. In this trilogy he has moved us farther along that decline as humanity's pollution and disregard for nature creates a ...more
The Genesis of Shannara series is dark and depressing. Humans continue to fight each other as well as the demons and once men and the humans are clearly losing the battle. The elves have internal political workings that could cost them their chance at survival as well. It seems the fate of both the humans and elves lie in the hands of two Knights of the Word and the children they protect. One magical creature, disguised as a human teenager, must gather the survivors and lead them into their next...more
I haven't finished this but I am almost done and can't wait. This book mainly concentrates on the elves. I don't find them interesting, and very believable. Terry tries to bring Elves into our world and not very convincingly. I can believe there is magic, I can believe there are demons running around, I can believe there are mutants and children with strange talents but on top of all that he tosses elves into the picture and he pushes the lines. I feel like I'm reading 2 books, a fantasy book ab...more
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I'm enjoying this series by Terry Brooks - the Genesis of Shannara. I've enjoyed how he weaves together the fantasy world of elves, demons, and magic with a "normal" human society and thus putting together the post-apocolyptic world. Can't wait for the last book in the series (the gypsy morph) to arrive at the library. One thing that I'm still not sure I buy is the whole concept of the gypsy morph. I find it....lame. It doesn't wow me in anyway. I like the heroes to have fought har...more
Better than the first in the series, perhaps because more of it takes place in Elven settings. I'm not sure why I like those better. Maybe it's because the Shannara stories tend to be more like "good fights evil and eventually wins in the end" and these are more like "good fights evil and wins the battle, but it doesn't matter because evil will win the war." (Right now, I seem to prefer the former.)
One thing that seems to happen in this series is that in confrontati...more
One thing that seems to happen in this series is that in confrontati...more
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it's been quite a while - probably two or three years since i read armageddon's children. however, i was able to catch up very quickly. this is classic brooks, and i don't mean that in a bad way. i think sometimes that i prefer this type to the later shannara books, merely because of a personal bias against technology and faerie. not many can pull it off, and brooks comes close, i will give him that.
i was a little thrown off by sentences including elves and flashlights, but agai...more
i was a little thrown off by sentences including elves and flashlights, but agai...more
I'm such a sucker for Terry Brook's formula. It's the same in all of his books... fate of the world rests on a hero/heroine finding some hidden inner strength at a pivotal moment - his/her confrontation against some unspeakably evil villain.
It's much the same here. This is the 2nd book in the "Genesis" series. All the characters move toward the end of our world (the real world) and the beginning of the "Shanarra" world. Each of the major characters (Tom Logan...more
It's much the same here. This is the 2nd book in the "Genesis" series. All the characters move toward the end of our world (the real world) and the beginning of the "Shanarra" world. Each of the major characters (Tom Logan...more
The first in this series, Armageddon's Children, started off very slow. After not having read anything by Brooks for some time now, and then jumping into that one, I was a bit disappointed. However, the ending of that one really picks up and launches into The Elves of Cintra--which was an excellent read. I remembered why I like Brooks and why I've read almost all the books he's published. Lots of different story lines going on, full of action, magic, mystery, and suspense. And all without anythi...more
Very enjoyable. Logan takes the Ghosts under his wing, Hawk/Morph is rescued by the River Master and told his destiny. Angel meets the elves and goes off with one of the Chosen and a tracker to find the Lodenstone. They find it and 2 demons are destroyed. This story just continues to show how humanity completely fell apart. Because of the spiritual aspect of it, I can really relate. It is the worst of humanities nightmares brought forth without the hope of Jesus. Thank God there is a God and not...more
I have long been told that Terry Brooks was a writer i would enjoy, but i really had no strong desire to start reading his mammoth Shannara series. 19 books is quite a commitment to a single author, as such, i just never got around to reading any of them.
About six months ago, i ran across a copy of Armageddon's Children on the cheap. I read the inside cover and it was pretty clear that this was a standalone book, and a nice introduction into Brooks, with out having to commit myself to ...more
About six months ago, i ran across a copy of Armageddon's Children on the cheap. I read the inside cover and it was pretty clear that this was a standalone book, and a nice introduction into Brooks, with out having to commit myself to ...more
The Elves of Cintra is the second book in the Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. I've been a Brooks fan since I first read Sword of Shannara back in Junior High School. While I haven't absolutely loved all of his books, I've really enjoyed most of them. Over time, he's had two series that take place more or less in "our world." The first was the Landover series which was generally more light-hearted fun with some tongue-in-cheek elements (not as farcical as say the Xanth s...more
I was a little hesitant to read The Genesis books because I love the world of Shannara but I'm not really into post-apocalyptic lit. And I did enjoy the parts that were centered around the elves and their 'quest' a little more, at least for the first half of the book. But Brooks is such a great author that he had me emotionally invested in all the characters, including and especially the 'Ghosts.' I was a little lost initially because it had been so long since I read the first of the Genesis ...more
Best of the trilogy, with some truly memorable scenes of awesomeness and demons. If only the sequel had been half as good. I'm torn between giving it three or four stars, since Kirisin, the main character, was a bit of a dweeb. Note to everyone who makes Frodo rip-off protagonists--contrary to the way he may have seemed in the movie, in the books he was not a naive, useless buffoon. He was smart, savvy, and sometimes badass. Please keep that in mind.
This book was great, definitely an awesome read as far as im concerned..
You get pleasantly surprised when 'enter the elves' who we ignorant humans thought didnt exist anymore but in stories and movies when they've actually co-existed alongside us for centuries..
Its a nice blend of mythical with modern day the only problem is you read the book to fast and have to sit around and wai for the last book of this trilogy to grace the shelves of book stores whic i swhat im doing...more
You get pleasantly surprised when 'enter the elves' who we ignorant humans thought didnt exist anymore but in stories and movies when they've actually co-existed alongside us for centuries..
Its a nice blend of mythical with modern day the only problem is you read the book to fast and have to sit around and wai for the last book of this trilogy to grace the shelves of book stores whic i swhat im doing...more
I thought this was the first in the series, until I came onto Goodreads to rate it. This is what happens when I let my mom buy the books!
Anyway, I thought it was better than I expected it to be. Last time I read Brook's Shannara series, I got kind of burnt out as I read something like 7 in a row.
I think the plot advanced rather little, especially concerning Hawk, the gypsy morph chosen hero. I'm sure it will get there eventually.
Anyway, I thought it was better than I expected it to be. Last time I read Brook's Shannara series, I got kind of burnt out as I read something like 7 in a row.
I think the plot advanced rather little, especially concerning Hawk, the gypsy morph chosen hero. I'm sure it will get there eventually.
I love Terry Brooks' novels. They are a fun escape. This book is the 2nd in a series that ties his Shannara books to his Word and the Void books. It's fun to see it all linked together. My only complaint is that it really isn't a stand alone novel; it's really the middle of the story. Terry brooks used to make every novel it's own story. Fortunately, I didn't start this trilogy until all 3 were published. No waiting!
Terry Brooks' wonderful tales of magics in apocalyptic, post nuclear-war world continues in this action packed book of loves, wonders, excitements and tragedies.
The elves need to find the elfstones, and the human Knight of The Word needs to band together with two elves on their way finding the magical talismans while avoiding the wraths of the demons, the mutants, and horros of betrayals, murders, and perilous journeys.
The elves need to find the elfstones, and the human Knight of The Word needs to band together with two elves on their way finding the magical talismans while avoiding the wraths of the demons, the mutants, and horros of betrayals, murders, and perilous journeys.
Terry Brooks has done it again. While I love fantasy, typical fantasy stories with elves and an overkill of magic tend to bother me. Terry has once again risen to the occasion as one of the most entertaining story tellers that I have read. On top of that he makes his characters very likeable and actually gives them something missing in most fantasy stories. Human emotions and human traits. I will definitely keep reading the series and thank you again for writing a great story and not letting the...more
The imagination-stuffed world of Brooks continues in the second volume as the Knights try to help save a portion of humanity and the elve's tree by moving them to another world. Meanwhile, demons attempt to stop them as the street kids from Seattle travel to the Columbia Gorge to meet up with their leader who is the only hope for them to reach the new world.
I enjoyed this book better than the first of the trilogy, probably in part because I already knew the characters. Plus we learn more about the characters and how they tie together. Started the third as soon as I finished this one, even though it was past bedtime, so that's a good sign. It's been so long since I've read the Shannara books it's interesting seeing what I remember, and how I think the two series will meld.
It enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the last installment of this series. I loved Terry Brooks original stories but after the first triology I became somewhat bored. I read the Genesis of Shannara a few years back and forgot about, but enjoyed it enough that when I came across the second book I checked it out and I am glad I did. I will finish this series and but am not sure if I will go back and read the earlier books that I missed.
Part 2 of the genesis of Shannara, while leaning slightly more towards his older style, is still refreshingly different. He continues to bring the post-apocalyptic earth and elven fantasy worlds closer together. As the first part, it moves at a slower pace, but keeps it interesting and fun while building up to the more exciting parts.
The sequel to Armageddon's Children, this book follows the Ghosts as they leave Seattle southward, and the elves as they travel to find the Loden that is needed to protect their people from the coming apocalypse. Although the book suffers in places from being to long, overall a good read. Kinda neat to have my area featured too.
I know. It's a fantasy novel. But Brooks is my favorite current fantasy writer. His epics compare to Tolkien's (and Tolkien is my main inspiration as a writer). This book is the second of three novels bringing the Shannara stories together with the Knight of the Word stories, basically telling the reader the origin of the Shannara world. I'm flying through it, which means I'm enjoying it. Brooks is a great storyteller and character-creator; my only gripe with him is his tendency toward una...more
Often slow at times, I found my self going over vol. one in this trilogy to remember who was who. Still Brooks write a convincing post apocalyptic landscape that was once the United States filled with Demons and their once-men armies hunting down the last of humanity. The focus on this book is knight of the word Angel finding the Elves and helping them locate lost stones that will help save the last of humanity. Maybe...
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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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