Bearers of the Black Staff
From The World of Shannara
Bearers of the Black Staff is the next title[1]. due out from Terry Brooks in the Shannara universe, set to hit the stores on August 24, 2010[2]. This is an epic fantasy[3][4] novel that will start a new two book series entitled Legends of Shannara. It takes place 500 years after the events of The Gypsy Morph.
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| Author: | Terry Brooks |
| Cover Artist: | Steve Stone |
| Series: | Legends of Shannara |
| Genre(s): | Epic fantasy[3][4] |
| Publisher: | Del Rey Books |
| Publication date: | August 24, 2010 |
| Pages: | 353 pp |
| ISBN: | 978-0-345-48417-8 |
| Preceded By: | The Gypsy Morph |
| Followed by: | The Measure of the Magic |
Contents |
Preview
Publishers Weekly has this to say about the book:
| “ | The horrors of a war-ravaged world again invade a hard-won peace in Brooks's intense follow-up to 2008's The Gypsy Morph. Five hundred years have passed since Hawk led a tattered band of survivors into a valley protected by a magical barrier. Now the wall has been breached. The last known Knight of the Word, Sider Ament, wields a powerful black staff that he hopes to pass to a new leader. After rescuing talented teen Trackers Panterra Qu and Prue Liss, Sider asks them to warn the Children of Hawk. Unfortunately, their council leaders don't share Sider's certainty of an impending invasion. While Sider explores the other side of the barrier, the young Trackers find help from Arborlon Elves in this superlative Tolkien-style fantasy tweaked with a contemporary vibe. (Sept.) | „ |
History
Plot Summary
Bearers of the Black Staff begins with the last Knight of the Word Sider Ament doing his regular rounds around the outskirts of the misty veil that encloses the descendants of Hawk. He has been diligently circling the veil knowing that within his lifetime the mist that has been surrounding the survivors will fail and encounters with those that survived in the ravaged and poisoned outer world will begin. He comes upon the entrance of something he knows to be powerful that broke through some of his magical barriers and warnings. After resetting them he begins tracking what he finds is two large creatures. At the same time, the young Human Trackers Panterra Qu and Prue Liss discover the remains of two experienced trackers and friends killed by the creatures. They begin tracking to find out what they are. Led into a trap by the creatures, Pan and Prue are saved by the timely arrival of Sider Ament just before they would have stumbled into the trap. Sider Ament saves Prue, and manages to kill one of the creatures. The other flees after getting hurt by the magic of Sider Ament. Before giving chase to the second beast, Sider Ament enlists the help of Pan and Prue. He charges the two young trackers with the task of going back to the cities, starting with Glensk Wood, and trying to warn any who will listen of the danger soon to come.
Characters
Major Characters
Minor Characters
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Speakman, Shawn (2010). "Terry Brooks' official website". Retrieved on 2010-07-08
- ^ Speakman, Shawn (2010). "Terry Brooks' official website". Retrieved on 2010-07-08
- ^ 3.0 3.1 "Once Over" (Nov. 1977). The English Journal 66 (8): 82. National Council of Teachers of English.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 Speakman, Shawn (2008). "Terry Brooks' official website". Retrieved on 2008-05-19
| Characters in Bearers of the Black Staff |
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| Novels of Terry Brooks’ Shannara universe | ||||
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| Book I | Book II | Book III | Book IV | |
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| Word & Void : | Running with the Demon | A Knight of the Word | Angel Fire East | |
| Genesis of Shannara : | Armageddon's Children | The Elves of Cintra | The Gypsy Morph | |
| Legends of Shannara : | Bearers of the Black Staff | The Measure of the Magic | ||
| Prequel to Shannara : | First King of Shannara | |||
| Original Shannara Trilogy : | The Sword of Shannara | The Elfstones of Shannara | The Wishsong of Shannara | |
| The Heritage of Shannara : | The Scions of Shannara | The Druid of Shannara | The Elf Queen of Shannara | The Talismans of Shannara |
| The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara : | Ilse Witch | Antrax | Morgawr | |
| High Druid of Shannara : | Jarka Ruus | Tanequil | Straken | |
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| Shannara in The World of Shannara | ||||
| Characters — Creatures — Events — Places — Objects | ||||
