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Katsunami · 11-09-2015, 06:58 AM

On Shannara and Terry Brooks... sometimes I wonder why I still read the series.

I've just finished "The Genensis of Shannara", and "Legends of Shannara" trilogy and duology.
While the first one was OK,

Spoiler:

the second was crap. Brooks takes two books to stage one huge battle, get a lot of good guys killed, have a tragedy happen to a fifteen-year old girl, and the entire conclusion is: "We left our safe haven".

In Wards of Fairy, he says that there the people who were saved from the old world made a one-thousand year journey, between being saved and instating the first druid council. The Legends duology states that it takes place 500 years after saving these people.

So, "Legends of Shannara" is only half-way. Brooks hasn't connected anything between the Word and Void and Shannara; it's only implied. I was expecting to see Paranor built/mentioned, the first Druid Council instated, Galaphile turn op to lead it, etc... but Brooks stops 500 years short of that.

At this point I'm reading Wards of Faerie. Everything was going quite well, until....

Spoiler:

As I said, sometimes I wonder why I still keep up with this series.

11-09-2015, 06:58 AM	#168
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	On Shannara and Terry Brooks... sometimes I wonder why I still read the series. I've just finished "The Genensis of Shannara", and "Legends of Shannara" trilogy and duology. While the first one was OK, Spoiler: in which a few thousand of the old world people are saved by leading them into a magically secluded valley the second was crap. Brooks takes two books to stage one huge battle, get a lot of good guys killed, have a tragedy happen to a fifteen-year old girl, and the entire conclusion is: "We left our safe haven". In Wards of Fairy, he says that there the people who were saved from the old world made a one-thousand year journey, between being saved and instating the first druid council. The Legends duology states that it takes place 500 years after saving these people. So, "Legends of Shannara" is only half-way. Brooks hasn't connected anything between the Word and Void and Shannara; it's only implied. I was expecting to see Paranor built/mentioned, the first Druid Council instated, Galaphile turn op to lead it, etc... but Brooks stops 500 years short of that. At this point I'm reading Wards of Faerie. Everything was going quite well, until.... Spoiler: the current High Druid goes to the Hadeshorn to speak with the dead, to know what she should do. And out comes the next generation of Ohmsfords! There is even a Leah (a girl this time) again! FRAQUE! I was hoping to finally be reading a Shannara story in the four lands WITHOUT an Ohmsford in it, but nooooo.... There MUST be a blasted Ohmsford in it once again. As I said, sometimes I wonder why I still keep up with this series. Last edited by Katsunami; 11-09-2015 at 07:02 AM.