Bearers of the Black Staff

Bearers of the Black Staff

2010 • 353 pages

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Average rating3.5

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The horrors of a war-ravaged world again invade a hard-won peace in Brooks's intense follow-up to 2008's The Gypsy Morph. Five hundred years have passed since Hawk led a tattered band of survivors into a valley protected by a magical barrier. Now the wall has been breached by demons. The last known Knight of the Word, Sider Ament, wields a powerful black staff that he hopes to pass to a new leader. After rescuing talented teen Trackers Panterra Qu and Prue Liss, Sider asks them to warn the Children of Hawk. Unfortunately, their council leaders don't share Sider's certainty of an impending invasion. While Sider explores the other side of the barrier, the young Trackers find help from Arborlon Elves in this superlative Tolkien-style fantasy tweaked with a contemporary vibe.
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Shannara (Chronological Order)

Shannara (Chronological Order) is a 37-book series with 33 primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks.

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33 primary books37 released books

Shannara (Publication Order)

Shannara (Publication Order) is a 37-book series with 33 primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks.

The Sword of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Scions of Shannara
Druid of Shannara

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32 primary books34 released books

Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers

Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers is a 34-book series with 32 primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks.

The Sword of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara
Indomitable
Dark Wraith of Shannara

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Legends of Shannara

Legends of Shannara is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Terry Brooks.


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Loved this one it was a little different than the authors usual plot in most of his other books.

March 25, 2011

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