After more than three decades of captivating epic fantasy readers, the storytelling magic of
New York Times
bestselling author Terry BrooksÕs Shannara saga continues to enthrall.
Now the fascinating chronicle of ShannaraÕs prehistory reaches a
thrilling new peak in the sequel to
Bearers of the Black Staff.
For
five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in
a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic from the blighted and
dangerous outside world. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, the
borders have been breached by predators, and the threat of annihilation
looms large once more. Sider Ament, bearer of the last black staff and
its profound power, devoted his life to protecting the valley and its
inhabitantsÑand, in his final moments, gave stewardship of the black
staff to the young tracker Panterra Qu. Now the newly anointed Knight of
the Word must take up the battle against evil wherever it threatens:
from without, where an army of bloodthirsty trolls is massing for
invasion; and from within, where the Elf king of Arborlon has been
murdered, his daughter, Princess Phryne Amarantyne, stands accused, and a
heinous conspiracy is poised to subjugate the kingdom. But even these
will pale beside the most harrowing menace Panterra is destined to
confrontÑa nameless, merciless figure who wanders the devastated land on
a relentless mission: to claim the last black staff . . . and the life
of he who wields it.