Terry Brooks

En la isla de Bastión Caído se encuentra toda la magia y el conocimiento que los hombres han acumulado a lo largo de la historia. Antrax, un potente ordenador, los protege. Pero ¿podrá la máquina más inteligente del mundo evitar que alguien se haga con este valiosisimo tesoro?No se cuantos libros de Terry Brooks he leido (y releido) en mi vida.Patrick Rothfuss, autor de El nombre del vientoTerry Brooks esta en lo mas alto del mundo de la fantasia.Philip Pullman, autor de La brujula dorada

Brona, el Señor del Mal, ha sobrevivido a la Primera Guerra de las Razas y es ahora más fuerte que nunca. Su primer objetivo es Paranor, el hogar de los druidas que lo vencieron. Arrasa con ellos, y los unicos supervivientes son los seguidores de Bremen, un druida rebelde; consciente de que solo se puede vencer a la magia negra con magia, decide crear un arma para destruir a Brona: la espada de Shannara. Con la ayuda del joven druida Allanon, Bremen expulsara a los ejercitos del señor de las Tierras del Oeste y convertira a Allanon en su aprendiz.

From bestselling author Terry Brooks comes the final thrilling novel in a brand-new trilogy The Dark Legacy of Shannara!For centuries the Four Lands enjoyed freedom from its demon-haunted past, protected by magic-enhanced borders from the dark dimension known as the Forbidding and the profound evil imprisoned there. But now the unthinkable is happening: The ancient wards securing the barrier between order and mayhem have begun to erodeand generations of bloodthirsty, monstrous creatures, fueled by a rage thousands of years in the making, are poised to spill forth, seeking revenge for what was done to them.Young Elf Arling Elessedil possesses the enchanted means to close the breach and once more seal the denizens of the Forbidding in their prison. But when she falls into the hands of the powerful Federations diabolical Prime Minister, her efforts may be doomed. Only her determined sister, Aphen, who bears the Elfstones and commands their magic, has any hope of saving Arling from the hideous fate her captor has in store.Meanwhile, Railing Ohmsforddesperate to save his imprisoned brotherseeks to discover if his famed but ill-fated ancestor Grianne is still alive and willing to help him save the world... no matter the odds or the consequences.

Las fuerzas del bien y del mal se enfrentan en una épica batalla final.La lucha contra Ilse la Hechicera ha pasado factura a los héroes de las Cuatro Tierras. Ahora, su adversario más oscuro les pisa los talones: con una flota de aeronaves tripuladas por muertos vivientes, el poderoso hechicero Morgawr persigue a la Jerle Shannara para hacerse con los legendarios libros de magia y destruir a la discipula que lo traiciono, Ilse. La hechicera, prisionera de su propia mente, recurrira al enorme poder de la espada de Shannara, pero las cosas no saldran como habia previsto, y el destino de las Cuatro Tierras se decidira en una epica batalla entre las fuerzas del bien y del mal.

The quest for the long-lost Elfstones has drawn the leader of the Druid order and her followers into the hellish dimension known as the Forbidding, where the most dangerous creatures banished from the Four Lands are imprisoned. Now the hunt for the powerful talismans that can save their world has become a series of great challenges: a desperate search for kidnapped comrades, a relentless battle against unspeakable predators, and a grim race to escape the Forbidding alive. But though freedom is closer than they know, it may come at a terrifying price. Back in the village of Arborlon, the mystical, sentient tree that maintains the barrier between the Four Lands and the Forbidding is dying. And with each passing day, as the breach between the two worlds grows larger, the threat of the evil eager to spill forth and wreak havoc grows more dire. The only hope lies with a young Druid, faced with a staggering choice: cling to the life she cherishes or combat an army of darkness by making the ultimate sacrifice.

Seven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, "New York Times" bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades.Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction.A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl s heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous as Aphenglow quickly learns when she s set upon by assassins.Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come.

Following Wards of Faerie and Bloodfire Quest, this is the final novel in a powerful new trilogy from bestselling master of fantasy Terry Brooks. Set in Brooks's original Shannara world, this spellbinding series will delight both seasoned fans and those discovering Shannara for the first time. For centuries, the Four Lands enjoyed freedom and peace, protected by a magical barrier from the dark dimension known as the Forbidding. But now the unthinkable is happening: the ancient wards securing the border have begun to erode - and the monstrous creatures imprisoned there are poised to spill forth, seeking their revenge. Young Elf Arling Elessedil possesses the means to close the breach, but her efforts may be doomed when she is taken captive. The only hope lies with her determined sister Aphen, who bears the Elfstones and commands their magic. Now the fate of their world rests upon her shoulders ...Praise for TERRY BROOKS: 'If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read fantasy' Christopher Paolini 'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss 'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V. Brett 'A master of the craft ...required reading' Brent Weeks

El viejo mundo ha caído y el nuevo está al borde del abismo. Miles de personas viven en baluartes fortificados; otras habitan en los márgenes, convertidas bien en depredadores, bien en presas. Y entre ellos, unos pocos héroes —hombres y mujeres poseedores de una misteriosa magia y llamados a protagonizar un noble destino— se alzan contra las fuerzas que han inclinado el equilibrio del lado del mal. He aquí la historia de la lucha entre la oscuridad y la luz, del inicio de Shannara y del posible final de la raza humana. Un relato que nos guía a través de un inolvidable y apasionante volumen.

La saga de fantasía épica que ha vendido 25 millones de ejemplaresEllcrys, el árbol mágico que mantiene a los demonios cautivos tras el muro de la Prohibición, está muriendo. Sin Ellcrys, las hordas de demonios camparan libres entre las razas que habitan las Cuatro Tierras. Allanon, el legendario druida, encarga a Wil Ohmsford que acompañe a Amberle, una joven elfa, en una peligrosa mision: llevar la semilla de Ellcrys hasta el misterioso Fuego de Sangre para conseguir que el arbol renazca y restaure la Prohibicion. Pero el Dagda Mor, el demonio mas poderoso, ya esta libre y ha enviado a su secuaz mas temible, la Parca, a acabar con Wil y Amberle. El destino de las Cuatro Tierras esta en manos de los dos jovenes, que se embarcan en la aventura mas dificil de su vida. ¿Conseguiran que Ellcrys renazca antes de que el Dagda Mor y su ejercito de demonios consigan la victoria?"No se cuantos libros de Terry Brooks he leido (y releido) en mi vida. Su obra fue importantisima en mi juventud."Patrick Rothfuss"Un gran narrador, Terry Brooks crea epopeyas ricas llenas de misterio, magia y personajes memorables."Christopher Paolini"Confirma el lugar de Terry Brooks a la cabeza del mundo de la fantasia."Philip Pullman"Un viaje de fantasia maravilloso."Frank Herbert"Shannara fue uno de mis mundos favoritos de la literatura cuando era joven."Karen Russell"Si Tolkien es el abuelo de la fantasia moderna, Terry Brooks es su tio favorito."Peter V. Brett

New powers are awakening. A legend is born...In a distant corner of the Four Lands, the mysterious magic of the wishsong has been detected. Paxon Leah, sworn protector of the Druid order and heir of the enchanted Sword of Leah, must travel to uncover its source - and ensure that this formidable power is not wielded by the wrong hands.But danger lies in wait, and in a fearsome clash between mortal might and dark magic, it is up to Paxon, as the High Druid''s Blade, to defend the people of the Four Lands against a terrifying evil.From the international bestselling Terry Brooks comes a thrilling new adventure - and an unforgettable new hero.

Terry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed new depths and vistas to his mastery of epic fantasy. Armageddon s Children and The Elves of Cintra took Brooks s remarkable mythos to a breathtaking new level by delving deep into the history of Shannara. And now, The Gypsy Morph rounds out with an adventure of unforgettably imaginative scope the first phase of a new chapter in this classic series.Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-man s-land: its landscape blighted by chemical warfare, pollution, and plague; its government collapsed; its citizens adrift, desperate, fighting to stay alive. In fortified compounds, survivors hold the line against wandering predators, rogue militias, and hideous mutations spawned from the toxic environment, while against them all stands an enemy neither mortal nor merciful: demons and their minions bent on slaughtering and subjugating the last of humankind. But from around the country, allies of good unite to challenge the rampaging evil.Logan Tom, wielding the magic staff of a Knight of the Word, has a promise to keep protecting the world s only hope of salvation and a score to settle with the demon that massacred his family. Angel Perez, Logan s fellow Knight, has risked her life to aid the elvish race, whose peaceful, hidden realm is marked for extermination by the forces of the Void. Kirisin Belloruus, a young elf entrusted with an ancient magic, must deliver his entire civilization from a monstrous army. And Hawk, the rootless boy who is nothing less than destiny s instrument, must lead the last of humanity to a latter-day promised land before the final darkness falls.The Gypsy Morph is an epic saga of a world in flux as the mortal realm yields to a magical one; as the champions of the Word and the Void clash for the last time to decide what will be and what must cease; and as, from the remnants of a doomed age, something altogether extraordinary rises.

The High Druid of Shannara trilogy draws to a thrilling close as a young hero nears completion of his trial by fire, a banished ruler fights for her life in a wilderness of dread, and forces of darkness and light square off in a battle unto death for the right to absolute rule. Prepare to be spellbound by the masterly hand of bestselling legend weaver Terry Brooks, conjuring at the peak of his skills.For reasons known only to himself, the King of the Silver River has charged young Penderrin Ohmsford, barely more than a boy, with the daunting task of rescuing his aunt, Grianne, Ard Rhys of the Druid order, from her forced exile in the terrifying dimension of all things damned: the Forbidding. With the noble dwarf Tagwen and the prodigal elven princess Khyber Elessedil by his side and with the outcome of the bloody war between the Federation and the Free-born at stake Pen has accepted his mission without question. But not without risk... or sacrifice.Because Shadea a Ru, the ruthless Druid responsible for imprisoning the true Ard Rhys and usurping leadership at Paranor, has sent her agents and assassins in relentless pursuit of Pen and his comrades. And in securing the talisman he needs to breach the Forbidding, Pen has paid a devastating price. Now if the Free-born forces already decimated by the Federation s death-dealing new weapon should fall, Shadea s domination of the Four Lands will be assured. Nothing short of Pen s success can turn the tide. But Pen s challenge grows greater when he learns that his parents, Bek Ohmsford and Rue Meridian, have fallen into Shadea s hands.He must try to help them but once within the walls of Druid s Keep, where Shadea s minions and dark magic lurk at every turn, Pen s survival is far from assured. Yet it will all pale in comparison to the horrors that wait inside the Forbidding horrors poised to break free upon the Four Lands when the time is right.

Terry Brooks is one of a handful of writers whose work defines modern fantasy fiction. His twenty-three international bestsellers have ranged from the beloved Shannara series to stories that tread a much darker path. Armageddon s Children is a new creation the perfect opportunity for readers unfamiliar with Brooks s previous work to experience an author at the height of his considerable storytelling powers. It is a gripping chronicle of a once-familiar world now spun shockingly out of control, in which an extraordinary few struggle to salvage hope in the face of terrifying chaos.Logan Tom is doomed to remember the past and determined to rescue the future. Far behind him lies a boyhood cut violently short by his family s slaughter, when the forces of madness and hate swept our world after decadent excesses led to civilization s downfall. Somewhere ahead of him rests the only chance to beat back the minions of evil that are systematically killing and enslaving the last remnants of humanity. Navigating the scarred and poisoned landscape that once was America and guided by a powerful talisman, Logan has sworn an oath to seek out a remarkable being born of magic, possessed of untold abilities, and destined to lead the final fight against darkness. Across the country, Angel Perez, herself a survivor of the malevolent, death-dealing forces combing the land, has also been chosen for an uncanny mission in the name of her ruined world s salvation.From the devastated streets of Los Angeles, she will journey to find a place and a people shrouded in mystery, celebrated in legend, and vital to the cause of humankind... even as a relentless foe follows close behind, bent on her extermination. While in the nearly forsaken city of Seattle, a makeshift family of refugees has carved out a tenuous existence among the street gangs, mutants, and marauders fighting to stay alive against mounting odds and something unspeakable that has come from the shadows in search of prey. In time, all their paths will cross. Their common purpose will draw them together. Their courage and convictions will be tested and their fates will be decided, as their singular crusade begins: to take back, or lose forever, the only world they have.In Armageddon s Children, Brooks brings his gifts as a mythmaker to the timeless theme of the unending, essential conflict between darkness and light and carries his unique imaginative vision to a stunning new level. Prepare for a breathtaking tour de force. To those who are new to Terry Brooks, welcome. And to those who have read him for many years: prepare for a dramatic surprise.

The adventure that started in Wards of Faerie takes a thrilling new turn, in the second novel of Terry Brookss brand-new trilogyThe Dark Legacy of Shannara!The quest for the long-lost Elfstones has drawn the leader of the Druid order and her followers into the hellish dimension known as the Forbidding, where the most dangerous creatures banished from the Four Lands are imprisoned. Now the hunt for the powerful talismans that can save their world has become a series of great challenges: a desperate search for kidnapped comrades, a relentless battle against unspeakable predators, and a grim race to escape the Forbidding alive. But though freedom is closer than they know, it may come at a terrifying price.Back in the village of Arborlon, the mystical, sentient tree that maintains the barrier between the Four Lands and the Forbidding is dying. And with each passing day, as the breach between the two worlds grows larger, the threat of the evil eager to spill forth and wreak havoc grows more dire. The only hope lies with a young Druid, faced with a staggering choice: cling to the life she cherishes or combat an army of darkness by making the ultimate sacrifice.

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FANTASY TALES OF ALL TIME. SOON TO BE AN EPIC NEW SERIES FROM MTV. An ancient evil is stirring, intent on the complete destruction of all life. The Druid Allanon sets out on a dangerous journey to save the world, reluctantly aided by Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil Ohmsford for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But a prophecy foretells doom, as evil nurses its plan to trap the unsuspecting Brin into a fate far more horrible than death.