Tanequil
From The World of Shannara
Tanequil' is a 2004 epic fantasy[1][2] novel by Terry Brooks. It is the second book in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy in Brooks' Shannara series, and takes place 20 years after the events of The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara.
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| Author: | Terry Brooks |
| Cover Artist: | Steve Stone |
| Series: | High Druid of Shannara |
| Genre(s): | Epic fantasy[1][2] |
| Publisher: | Del Rey Books |
| Publication date: | 31 August 2004 |
| Pages: | 368 pp |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-345-43574-5 |
| Preceded By: | Jarka Ruus |
| Followed by: | Straken |
Contents |
History
Plot Summary
Pen, Khyber, and company rescue Cinnaminson and continue their journey north, pursued continuously by traitorous Druids and the assassin Aphasia Wye. Pen's parents, Bek and Rue, attempt to locate him by using the magical scrye waters in the depths of Paranor, but are captured and unwillingly give Pen's position away. Pen and his friends find allies among the Troll people, led by Kermadec and his semi-estranged brother Atlatan, who aid them in locating the mystical Tanequil tree on a ravine-surrounded island. From the Tanequil, Pen receives the enchanted wooden "darkwand," a talisman that can aid him in saving his aunt. However, two of his fingers, as well as Cinnaminson, are taken in exchange. Pen and Aphasia meet in one last confrontation in which the assassin is killed by the Tanequil, but as Pen leaves the island, he finds the rest of his party taken hostage by the enemy Druid traitors.
Meanwhile, the corrupt Federation army has unleashed a devastating new airship-mounted weapon in their war against the Elven and Free-born armies. A shape-shifting Demon called the Moric, has crossed over into the Four Lands from the Forbidding in exchange for Grianne's banishment. This creature, who has taken the form of a Druid advisor to the Federation leader, is intent on using the weapon to destroy the Ellcrys tree in Arborlon, which would allow the Demon hordes from the Forbidding to flood into the Four Lands.
Finally, caged inside a Demon stronghold in the Forbidding, Grianne discovers the Straken Lord's master plan to have the Ellcrys destroyed, and how he manipulated Grianne's nemesis DShadea a'Ru to advance towards this goal. When Grianne is pitted in a contest against a horde of demonic Furies, she is forced to take a Demon-like form in a desperate attempt to survive. She then finds herself trapped in this form because of an enchanted collar, and her only hope for survival lies in the Straken Lord's former minion, Weka Dart.
Characters
Major Characters
- Cinnaminson
- Grianne Ohmsford
- Iridea Eleri
- Khyber Elessedil
- Pen Ohmsford
- Sen Dunsidan
- Shadea a'Ru
- Tagwen
- Terek Molt
- Traunt Rowan
- Trefen Morys
- Weka Dart
Minor Characters
- Aphasia Wye
- Atalan
- Gar Hatch
- Gerand Cera
- Kermadec
- Pyson Wence
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 Tanequil. 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. |
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Grianne Ohmsford · Pen Ohmsford · Ahren Elessedil · Khyber Elessedil · Cinnaminson · Shadea a'Ru · Sen Dunisdan · Kermadec · Weka Dart · The Moric · Tael Riverine · Minor Characters |
