I can't begin to comprehend why he ended the book as he did. I really liked the first half of the book and would have given it 4 or 5 stars. Brooks must have been in a really bad mood when he wrote the last half. I happened upon this book and, therefore, read it even though it's the last in a ser...
This novel is the second book of a duology. The first book must be read before this novel. In this book, we continue the story of Pan, Prue and Phryne. This book is about young people having to grow up and accept responsibility.This novel was a decent read but there are better novels in this univ...
I quickly read Bearers of the Black Staff and was happy to be back in the Shannara world. I have not read the Word and the Void series, or any storie preceding the timeline of The First King of Shannara. While I was able to begin to see hints of the world of Shannara to come, this story somehow...
It started off slow, and I wondered if my fascination with Terry Brooks was finally beginning to wane. Halfway in I realized this wasn't the case, and by the end, I found my eyes racing across the pages to see how things were going to conclude.Terry has brought things full circle with his Shanna...
For people like me who are testing the waters of the Fantasy Ocean, this was a very good read. What i liked most about the book were the parallels it drew with the modern world-wherein the voice of reason is disregarded by the powers that be-as these might threaten the belief systems that help th...
Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks is the first book in the Legends of Shannara series set in the Shannara universe. The book takes place about 500 years after the events which took place in the Genesis of Shannara series. The valley where the assorted followers of Hawk settled has been...