Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara Kindle Books Reviews
carrier of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara
Description: For more than three decades, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks has held the epic fantasy realm with its legendary Shannara series. With each new novel, “The myth has deepened, more & more fascinating characters have emerged, & more were also stunning views of magical adventures. Now is the development of imaginative fiction’s most popular worlds continue into the first book of the new series, Legends of Shannara: Carrier of the black rod.
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August 25th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Review by Jake Chism for Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara
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It’s been five hundred years since the Gypsy Morph, Hawk, led a diverse group of survivors out of the destruction of the Great Wars into a safe haven hidden by magic. Since that time the magic has kept the Men, Elves, Spiders, and Lizards safe from the world beyond. Many have forgotten their roots and distanced themselves from the magic that saved them.
Sider Ament is the last known Knight of the Word and he’s just discovered that the magic barrier has been breached. Now he must team up with two Trackers, Panterra Qu and Prue Liss, to convince an unbelieving people that their safe haven is about to be discovered. The Old World they’ve forgotten is about to collide with their own and nothing can prepare them for the danger that waits.
Continuing his massive undertaking to give us the full history of The Shannara series, Terry Brooks delivers another exciting installment full of new characters, trademark fantasy elements, and heartfelt emotion.
Typically in Brooks’ writing, characters don’t last longer than a book or two, very few having lived through multiple series. This is to be expected since this series in particular takes place over thousands of years. Nevertheless, Brook continues to craft characters that readers can’t help but fall in love with. Sider, Panterra, and Prue certainly fit the bill and readers will be moved and captivated by their journey. We’re also treated to some strong supporting roles throughout that would make fascinating main characters themselves.
As a long time fan of Terry Brooks it has been fun to see how the Shannara history is built, and Bearers of the Black Staff feels more like the Shannara books of old and less like the apocalyptic Genesis of Shannara novels that came previously. Some key elements of the series are revealed here that will satisfy hard core fans, while at the same time piquing the interest of new readers.
While there are still plenty of stories to be bridged, this is continually proving to be a journey that is well worth the ride.
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August 25th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Review by Jeff Edwards for Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara
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I echo the thoughts of another reviewer who said ‘Bearers of the Black Staff’ reminded him more of the Shannara novels of old rather than the Word & Void/Genesis series which immediately precede this first of the Legends of Shannara series (a duology)…and for THIS reader, channeling those same feelings of the books of old is nothing if not a remarkable feat. To re-capture the feelings I had as I finished the original trilogy between ’79 and ’85 is no small accomplishment (IMO). I still rank Terry’s original trilogy as 3 of my all-time favorite novels.
Over the years, Shannara has evolved, and with it has come some new and exciting revelations. Beloved characters are cut down in their prime, and no matter how good the characters are and how well meaning they can be, evil always manages to persist–and in some cases thrive. At the end of The Gypsy Morph, a barrier of magic is all that seems to be between our characters and the forces of evil…and this barrier of magic is strong, however, after 500 years, its power seems to be coming to an end. During the same 500 years many of the descendants of those whose lives were spared as a result of the barrier seem to be experiencing an uncomfortable level of magical amnesia. Too bad for them…GOOD for us.
The last Knight of the Word, (Sider Ament) has made the shocking discovery that the barrier as we know it is no longer stable, and has been crossed…but by who–or more importantly: What? Not everyone immediately accepts Sider at his word and heed his belief of an inevitable invasion from the outside. Here is where–as usual–Terry Brooks literally excels. The conflict is tense, heroic, dangerous and absolutely captivating. A new group of heroes to get to know and love are introduced and while I always have a sense of loss when we leave behind past characters that I have grown to appreciate and thrill along with, Terry never lets me down by creating a whole new group to get acquainted with. In particular I MUST point out my appreciation of getting back to the city of Arborlon and the wonderful–and very elusive elves. I must admit that I didn’t really enjoy the elves once-upon-a-time, and honestly I cannot tell you why, all I can say is it didn’t take long for me to really grow to appreciate them all–both good and bad.
What can I say? Terry, you’ve done it again. You’re boundless imagination has provided me (and the bulk of my family, friends, associates etc) with literally countless hours of pure magical entertainment. I can hardly wait for book 2–as always. Keep up the good–no, make that GREAT work. You remain–as always–on my increasingly short list of authors I will read no matter what.