He finishes a new book at the same time as the last one is being released, so he is always one book ahead of what the readers have in their hands. It is this work ethic that helps him publish a book every year. He begins writing at six o’clock every morning, and during those moments he is not writing, he has one foot in the story.

What’s Next? erry is always working on a new writing project.

Thus begins Terry Brooks’s thrilling Shannara epic, an unforgettable tale of adventure, magic, and myth.īONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic. But a prophecy foretells doom, as Evil nurses its plans to trap the unsuspecting Brin into a fate far more horrible than death. Reluctantly Brin joins the Druid on his dangerous journey. To win through the vile growth that protects this dark force, the Druid Allanon needs Brin Ohmsford-for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.Īn ancient Evil is stirring to new life, sending its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles.

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world.

For the first time in one elegant collector’s edition hardcover, and featuring an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks, here are the first three novels of that classic series: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannara-the beginning of a phenomenal epic of good and evil.

Download the sword of shannara trilogy