Antrax
From The World of Shannara
Antrax' is a 2001 epic fantasy[1][2] novel by Terry Brooks. It is the second book in the The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy in Brooks' Shannara series.
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| Author: | Terry Brooks |
| Cover Artist: | Steve Stone |
| Series: | The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara |
| Genre(s): | Epic fantasy[1][2] |
| Publisher: | Del Rey Books |
| Publication date: | 18 September 2001 |
| Pages: | 375 pp |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-345-39654-5 |
| Preceded By: | Ilse Witch |
| Followed by: | Morgawr |
Contents |
History
Plot
The voyage to find the lost magic takes the companions to the continent of Parkasia. Here, they are split up, and Walker, despite all his plans and his enormous power, finds himself caught and trapped by an unseen force, a supercomputer built by the ancient humans. Antrax was created to store data and information from its time and it is given a duty, an order to protect the information that it holds. However, when the Great War broke out, the last of its creators returned, and gave Antrax its final task: protect the information at all costs, no matter what the price. Antrax then began to build its own arsenal of defence mechanisms: lasers and Creepers.
Above Castledown, the crew of the Jerle Shannara find themselves besieged by evil forces, and the Ilse Witch confronts the Druid's protégé, Bek Ohmsford, who claims that she is actually Grianne Ohmsford, and that he is the brother she last saw as an infant - now a young man who carries the Sword of Shannara and wields the magic of the wishsong.
Meanwhile, Walker realises that the 'magic' they have been searching for is actually the science of the Old World, stored on Antrax, which could be used to rebuild society with new technology. But there is no practical way to access this information, so Walker chooses to destroy the power-hungry computer, which is quickly becoming a danger to the whole world. However, he is mortally wounded in the process. He dies soon after.
Characters
Main Characters
- Ahren Elessedil
- Bek Ohmsford
- Ilse Witch
- Panax
- Quentin Leah
- Hunter Predd
- Redden Alt Mer
- Rue Meridian
- Ryer Ord Star
- Truls Rohk
- Walker Boh
Minors Characters
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 "Once Over" (Nov. 1977). The English Journal 66 (8): 82. National Council of Teachers of English.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 Speakman, Shawn (2008). "Terry Brooks' official website". Retrieved on 2008-05-19
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Antrax. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with The World of Shannara, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
| Characters in Antrax |
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Grianne Ohmsford · Bek Ohmsford · Ahren Elessedil · Walker Boh · Redden Alt Mer · Rue Meridian · Panax · Quentin Leah · Ryer Ord Star · Morgawr · Cree Bega · Minor Characters |
