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But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army--and its principal assassins--were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona!

Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might... ]]> 2 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 12 23:28:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 20:29:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 7860261 36154 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 17 17:47:30 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 18:01:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 74756029 2522890 1444859 0345444639 9780345444639 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183674051m/1444859.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1444859.First_King_of_Shannara 3.43 7 3 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 13:59:23 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:04:49 -0700 2009 1 Maybe I just chose a wrong Terry Brooks to start out with, but I'm not disposed toward reading anything else now.
It was so insanely boring!! There were so many names, and they all sounded alike, and the plot seemed very loosely held...more...]]> 36306945 1660443 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 3 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 27 09:58:38 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 07:31:41 -0800 2008 1 Good, not great but valued for it's information of the Early days of Magic use and it's pitfalls.]]> 35900173 1544526 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 3 0 false Fri Nov 21 20:43:30 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 21 19:11:19 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 20:43:30 -0800 2008
A) I needed something to read.

B) I've never really read the so-called "Founders" or even "Canon" works of fantasy fiction.

I know, I know, it's time to revoke my Nerd membership. So I thought I'd start here, wit...more...]]> 57345414 1629074 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 2 0 false Tue May 26 04:11:17 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:33:12 -0700 2009 Oh, the irony!

Anyway, I thought this cookie-cutter fantasy epic was a great book when I was eleven. No way in hell I'm re-r...more...]]> 75697947 2876919 15563 0345396537 9780345396532 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224274279m/15563.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15563.First_King_of_Shannara 3.63 145
But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army--and its principal assassins--were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona!

Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might... ]]> 3 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:42:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:45:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69133597 1102759 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 3 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:08:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:13:39 -0700 2009 51361456 2169934 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 3 0 false Thu Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 03 06:18:10 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 06:19:26 -0700 2009
Also, I think at the time I picked this up I was suffering from Elf overload.]]> 47780378 2053160 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 0 false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 28 07:33:32 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 07:34:59 -0800 2009 40692486 1414347 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 3 0 false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:50:45 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:52:05 -0800 2008 50891718 363357 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 4 0 false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 01:27:20 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 02:45:45 -0700 2009
I liked it, but it would have been better to read this title before the rest of the original Shannara trilogy.]]> 70708647 325273 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 0 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 07:11:39 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 07:14:30 -0700 2009 44883378 1973205 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 0 false Fri Jan 30 13:42:46 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 14:11:44 -0800 2009 ]]> 67227185 426893 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 4 0 false Thu Aug 13 08:07:43 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:09:08 -0700 2009 41956581 1600803 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 4 0 true Wed Jan 07 14:08:43 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 08:36:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 14:08:43 -0800 2009 31217348 782265 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 4 0 false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 06:27:46 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 06:30:22 -0700 2008
This book is a prequel to the Shannara series and delves into the background of where the sword comes from and how the players are setup for the later books.

His writing style is good, how...more...]]> 39377534 1777813 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 4 0 false Fri Dec 05 11:11:12 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 11:11:12 -0800 2008 52969922 2219820 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 19:20:35 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 19:21:21 -0700 2009 74903634 2794644 92855 1857236556 9781857236552 52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171251172m/92855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92855.First_King_of_Shannara 3.86 2076 5 0 false Sun Oct 18 06:12:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 06:13:33 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=92855