false 62233 17 With his groundbreaking <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Sword of Shannara</i> 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 <i>Armageddon's Children,<i> Brooks undertook the stunning chronicle that united two unique worlds. Now that story of clashing forces of darkness and light, of Shannara's beginnings and the human race's possible end, marches forward into an unforgettable second volume full of mystery, magic, and momentous events. Across the ruined landscape that is America&#8212;hopelessly poisoned, plague-ridden, burned, and besieged by demon armies bent on exterminating all mortal life&#8212;two pilgrims have been summoned to serve the embattled cause of good. Logan Tom has journeyed to desolate Seattle to protect a ragged band of street urchins and the being known as the gypsy morph, who is both mortal and magical, and destined to save mankind unless he is destroyed. Likewise, Angel Perez has her own quest, one that will take her from the wreckage of Los Angeles to a distant, secret place untouched by the horrors of the nationwide blight&#8212;a place where the race of Elves has dwelled since before man existed. But close behind these lone Knights of the Word swarm the ravening forces of the Void. As the menacing thunder of war drums heralds the arrival of the demons and their brutal minions in Seattle, the young survivors who call themselves the Ghosts are forced to brave the dangerous world of gangs, mutants, and worse to escape the invasion. And Logan Tom must infiltrate a refugee compound to rescue Hawk, the leader of the street urchins, who has yet to learn the truth about who and what he is. Meanwhile, Angel Perez has joined an equally urgent mission: to find the Ellcrys, a fabled talisman crucial to protecting the Elven realm against an influx of unspeakable evil from the dread dimension known as the Forbidding. But Angel and her Elf allies must beware&#8212;for a demon spy, with a monstrous creature at its command, walks among them. As the legions of darkness draw the noose tighter, and the time of confrontation draws near, those chosen to defend the soul of the world must draw their battle lines and prepare to fight with, and for, their lives. If they fail, humanity falls. 60460 28 8 2007 The Elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara, #2) total:1120|5:390|4:473|3:215|2:36|1:6| 1120 4565 1607 104 0 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 00:36:25 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 00:40:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 20:05:48 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:39:55 -0700 2009
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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..

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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 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 20:52:38 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 20:59:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 13:45:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 11:50:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 18:47:28 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 18:47:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 08:39:47 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:13:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 10:38:29 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 05:16:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 25 08:22:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 08:27:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 09:48:11 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:50:57 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:48:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 30 20:45:05 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 22 21:07:28 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 21:15:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 22 08:14:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 08:18:46 -0700 2009 1
The story changes it's focus from the post apocalytic life of the children and introduces the elves into the story. They are to become intrinsic in helping the children to save themselves from the coming end of the...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 09 01:35:11 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 01:38:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 16:53:47 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 16:55:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:51:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:34:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 19:35:44 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 20:20:49 -0700 2009 **Remember, you should read the Word & the Void Series before this series or it won't make much sense to you.*...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 15:13:16 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:49:20 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:36:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:38:18 -0700 2009