Elfstones of Shannara

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Summary: My favorite Shannara book
Review: This book blew me away! It was original, exciting and scared the heck out of me at times. The Reaper...*shudder*. It was also the first book that brought tears to my eyes at the end...and that's saying something.

Even after over 20 years, I still look back on this book fondly as one of my favorites of all time.

Perhaps after I read the 80+ books I've bought and not read I shall return to this series.

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read...
Review: This book was just simply brilliant! Amazing plot and outstanding characters. The whole story was filled with plot twists and events that will keep you reading. The story is completely original and is just simply great. My favorite part of the book was all the evil Demons. Each one had a different characteristic. Some were gargantuan, but others very petite. The battle scenes were very well written and the story ran smoothly. There were some drawbacks though. The climax went way to fast and the battle scenes (though well written) were extended too long. The main character's relationships with the others were very strange also. The author just builds up their relationships but then ends it all of a sudden. I enjoyed this book, better than the first, although it could be better.