Chapter One: The Black Elfstone

It has been forty years since the publication of The Sword of Shannara.

In all of that time, author Terry Brooks has been writing. A lot. He has written more than two dozen Shannara novels, each one adding to the mythos — filled with memorable characters, powerful magics, and deft storytelling.

Last year, Brooks announced that he would be writing the chronological-end of Shannara. It has all been leading up to a confrontation between magic and science, something Terry has hinted at since 1985...