This book started much like the first two. Allanon, the Druid, returns to seek help from an Ohmsford in some sort of quest that will save the world. This time, he needed help from Brin, Wil and Eretria’s daughter. Brin and her little brother Jair inherited the Elven magic in the form of what they call a “wishsong.” Brin can use to wishsong to actually alter the world, whether it’s to change the color of the leaves on a tree, or as she comes to learn later, to kill in order to protect herself. Jair can only use the wishsong to provide illusion, but not to actually alter reality.

So Allanon believes that Brin’s magic can guide her safely through the land and into the Maelmord, where she can find and destroy the evil book of power, The Ildatch, and finally rid the world of it. Jair is told to stay home. Of course, he does not, so he finds himself a member of a diverse “little company” traversing the land as well. He is given a mission by the King of the Silver River, and he must get to the Maelmord before Brin, or she will be lost forever.

Anyway, I’m not willing to rehash the entire book, especially since I didn’t enjoy it that much. Although it did have some good parts; I even forgot what I reading for just a few moments too, but in a good way. But if the groups of characters in the book were called the “little company” one more time, I think I would have thrown the book against the wall, (or just put it back on the shelf, as there would have been less chance of damage that way.) But the book had a happy ending, even though a few characters died, including Allanon.