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Summary: Amazing ending to a great series!
Review: In the last book in the Heritage of Shannara series Terry Brooks has almost outdone himself. This is certainly his best since Elfstones and might be its equal (First King of Shannara is still the best). Although the basic plot is beginning to get stale, I would still eagerly await a new Shannara series. Perhaps a realistic plot where the Ohmsfords AREN'T scared of using their magic would be nice. The middle is a little boring but from the kidnapping of Wren on it is very, very good. I would recommend this book to all fantasy fans.
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Summary: Talismans of Shannara
Review: It has been a while since I read this book, but I loved it. Terry Brooks is a masterful artist who has created vivid characters and an intriguing story line. It is a must have for anyone who truly enjoys fantasy.
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Summary: Talismans of Shannara
Review: It has been a while since I read this book, but I loved it. Terry Brooks is a masterful artist who has created vivid characters and an intriguing story line. It is a must have for anyone who truly enjoys fantasy.
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Summary: ITS TERRY BROOKS WHAT DID YOU EXSPECT?
Review: IT WAS GOOD. I LIKED THE FOUR HORSEMEN. I HATE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THINK TERRY IS MILKING THE SUBJECT.ANYWAY I LIKED AND IF YOU'VE READ THE OTHERS YOU WILL LIKE THIS ONE.A-
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Summary: Fantastic...EXCEPT for the ending...
Review: Let me start off by saying I LOVE Terry Brooks' books. I have been a fan since '77 when 'The Sword of Shannara' came out. With that said, I absolutely loved 'Scions', was a bit disappointed with 'Druid', and thought that 'The Elf Queen' was THE best of the series (bar none). In the opening chapters when Walker is plagued with the problem of being a captive INSIDE Paranor because the Shadowen have brought forth the Four Horsemen to sorta keep an eye on him and make sure he stays there...I felt that Brooks had a PERFECT beginning to a really great series. The way Walker went about defeating them was truly a work of creative art in my opinion. I was really thinking that 'Talismans' was going to out-perform 'Elf Queen' but it seemed as though the ending wrapped up a little too neatly a little too quickly. My reasoning was this: when you have a series of connected novels that span 4 complete books, and they aren't even close to wrapping up the war with the Shadowen with just a hundred pages left in the book...it seemed as though there was too much to finish in such a short amount of time. It just seemed as though Brooks' was writing against a deadline and tied up the loose ends much sooner than it seemed it should have. That isn't to say this book isn't great, but I have to say it ended almost too abruptly for me. Now with that said, read this book no matter what. If you enjoy Fantasy, and a fantasy series in general, do NOT miss out on the 'Heritage of Shannara' it ranks as one of the best in print (flaws notwithstanding). I still think 'Scions' and 'Elf Queen' are the best in the series, but all in all, Terry Brooks has done a great job of giving us all what we want most: a few hours of distraction with a little adventure, magic and intrigue thrown in.
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Summary: Enough Playa Haters!!!!!
Review: Look. There isnt one thing that could make the people who write these reviews happy. Their favorite thing in the world is to say bad things about writing they couldnt in their wildest dreams hope to match. Unoriginal? Please. The people who have better things to do than knock every thing that is good but not fashionable to like are tired of hearing it from you phony book critics. Dont listen to the trash. This book is good, albeit, not as the best in the series, but still a very good book.
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Summary: Excellent work
Review: Milking it for more than it's worth? Really! In my opinion, this was an excellent book. This was all that I expected from Terry Brooks and more. I thouroghly enjoyed the first three books in this series, and the fourth was an incredible climax! Terry Brooks shows brilliant work with all the stories going on at the same time. I rate this book 5 stars, and I'd rate it 6 if I could. PS: The horsemen really were unoriginal, but I loved them nonetheless.
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Summary: Brooks finishes the Shannara series with a familiar bang.
Review: Reading Brook's "Talisman of Shannara" was like getting into a familiar warm blanket in the winter. This book beautifully unites the many subplots of the earlier installments and brings the Shannara series to a powerful end but is, unfortunately, getting too repetitive for my tastes. The buildup of the encounter with a monster appears again and again, and the character's seem to posess the same innocent yet duty-bound quality in every book of the Shannara series. However, I still enjoy the suspense and emotional & physical conflict that presents itself in each book. For the newcomer, a world filled with heroes, love, and terror waits. Sometimes his books remind me of the movie "Willow."
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Summary: My favorite book
Review: Terry Brooks is my favorite author because, of the authors that I've read, he seems to have the most evil-seeming antagonists. The shadowen in the Hertige of shannara series just reek of evil. A swarming pestilence that surrounds and destroyes all that is virtuous. The Talismans of Shannara is my favorite book period. It is a book of characters getting out of apparently impossible situations and accomplishing their goals. It gives all the other books in the series, (which are admittedly a little disappointing because they don't seem to go anywhere), an endpoint, making the whole adventure complete. Talismans of Shannara is basically a great ending to a great series. It is comparable to the ending in Independance Day or Return of the Jedi. Evil is thwarted, but it WASN't easy. In order to know what's going on I suppose you ought to at least read the other Heritage of Shannara books, but in my opinion, Talismans of Shannara is crowning jewel of the works of Terry Brooks. I'd give it six stars if I could. W.B.R.
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Summary: Yawn
Review: The plot was on the boring side. The stupid wishsong turned back to normal. And the scions separate for good after the book's over. Well??!! I'm surprised Par was able to use the wishsong at all! If there's going to be another series about the shannarans, some more elven blood would be nice, with the characters wanting to use their magic. 5 stars!!?? You must be kidding. The whole thing was predictable. The parting of the old friends made me feel depressed. Read anything but the Heritage series.
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