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The Sword of Shannara

The Shannara Series, Book 1

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The Sword of Shannara

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The Sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time.

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

Thus begins the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth.

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Classic Fantasy Adventure • Engaging Post-apocalyptic Setting • Excellent Narration • Nostalgic Value • Emotional Delivery
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To be fair I am writing this after 2 hours listenning and undecided wether or not to continue.
if you are a regular reader of fantasy then this story appears to be a collection of cliches. the author has a habit of using overly florid descriptions and the story routinely uses the 'amazing, miraculous, unexpected and unexplained escape' tool to extract the hapless heroes from the jaws of death or capture. I keep thinking 'oh crap the authors not going to.......' but he does.
The saving grace is that Scott Brick is narating, this guy can turn a shopping list into an enthralling yarn.
If you are new to this form of fantasy dive in and enjoy.
iI hope it improves as I try to get some value from buying it.

a never ending parade of cliches. welll narated

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This would be 3.5 stars if that were available. Its a great adventure with plenty of interesting characters. It has a thought provoking back story, that leads into a gripping tale. At times it felt a little too much like a condensed lord of the rings. That feeling had me looking forward to a continuation of the tale, but the next story in this trilogy is 2 generations later.

A good book

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Narrator did great with the material. While I do enjoy them - these Terry Brooks stories (and they're all very similar) have always seemed too blatant a copy of Tolkien's stuff with just enough changed to not get in trouble, but not enough changed to feel truly original.

Entertaining - not so subtly shaped by Tolkien

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This audio book was well read with the proper level of emotion to add to the suspense of the story. Great job! I will be a long, repeat customer.

Sword of Shannara - Unabridged

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the narrator was very good. it is kind of long. fore the most part I liked it

full of fantasy

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I must say that the reading and performance by Scott Brick was spot on. It made the book even better. Anyone who has read or listen to Tolkien will enjoy this book. It is well written in glorious detail by Terry Brooks. If you like fantasy books, then it's a must read.

Fantastic! What an adventure!

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I've always loved this series, I am not much into audio books, I prefer to read the books myself. There is nothing like holding a physical book, the sounds of the pages turning, the feel of the pages and the smell of the book....nothing better. I've read all but the last three books in the entire series, I've gotten all I can so far from Audible and plan to purchase all the hard bound books of this series. I have some but will start purchasing the ones I don't have soon.

Love the Series!

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I didnt finish this book due to the narration. Very disappointed. I returned it. Sad.

It Could Have Been Good

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the reader did an awesome job bringing this book to life. this book was amazing.

amazingly captivating

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even as long as it is, it is direct and to the point. no deep love triangles, sex, or hard gore. thanks terry brooks for being a compelling author!

great book can't wait to read the next one!

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