And nowGrianne languishes in the fearsome and inescapable netherworld called the Forbidding. for it was they who engineered it, by means of dark magic. Only Shadea and her catspaw-the treacherous Prime Minister Sen Dunsidan-know the secret fate of the true Ard Rhys. Loyal to none but herself andlethal even to those closest to her, Shadea a'Ru now holds sway as High Druid of Paranor-her ascension to power all but unchallenged in the wake of Grianne Ohmsford's sudden, mysteriousvanishing. Throughit all, Terry Brooks orchestrates the action with the flawless hand of a master mythmaker- fashioning another exquisite link in his chain of bestselling epics.
Alliances are made, trusts are betrayed, and prices are paid. I'll read the book and let my imagination do the rest.Events that began in "Jarka Ruus," Book One of High Druid of Shannara, come swiftly to a head in this second thrilling volume. If the final volume of the series, Straken, continues with the current reader, I don't see myself listening to it. You find yourself constantly comparing the readers instead of being drawn into the story. It has taken away from the experience of this newest volume. It is especially galling that the change in narrators has been made right in the middle of the High Druid story arc. Scott Brick has done an outstanding job of bringing power and finesse to the world of Shannara and it's denizens thus far, and it is disappointing to lose the mental pictures of the characters that we, the listeners, have built in our minds in previous books in the series. Boehmer was lacking, and he resorted to awkward voicings for inhuman charcters that were more distracting than menacing. Brooks is trying to evoke, but just barely. The reading is adequate to convey the basic feelings Mr.
I wish I could say the same for the narrator. The relationships between enemies and comrades, men and nature, are well thought out and tightly constructed. Once Again, Terry Brooks has drawn us into the Four Lands, and now The Forbidding, with powerful images and intricate plottings.
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