This book was awful. I have read dozens of Terry Brooks novels and this one was far away the worst of them all. His writing is obviously going down and it is a pity. This book had a snoozer of a plot, characters that were one dimensional and excessively annoying. There were ginormous holes in the plot and the dialogue and descriptions used felt like something that would be turned in for a community college creative writing assignment. There wasn't a single thing I liked about this book.I think it is time to call it quits with Terry Brooks. He created a wonderful world and wove beautiful stories but his tank is on empty. Maybe I'll go back and reread some of my favorites down the road to get the bad taste out of my mouth. But if anyone reads this review and is considering reading this book and this series... just skip it. It is awful. I love Brooks, and I love Shannara, but this was not one of his better ventures into that land. From start to finish, it followed a predictive pattern, and while he could get away with reusing the same plots over and over again when his characters were all unique and interesting, the characters in this one were bland and stock as well. Nothing about the Ohmsfords (always my favorites!) made them stand out. The Druids were dull and blended together. Even Khyber was shadowy and dim. The bad guys could have been the bad guys in any of a dozen of the Shannara books.I've wondered for the last few books if Brooks himself wasn't starting to lose interest in Shannara. As if, once he had gone into the Word & Void series he really didn't want to return to pure fantasy. I for one would love to see him turn his creativity and brilliant way with words and world-building to a brand-new project.I'll read the rest of the Dark Legacy trilogy because I am a bit curious about the missing Elfstones, and because I hope the latter two books get better, but this one was definitely a disappointment.
What do You think about I Guardiani Di Faerie (2013)?
I just couldn't wait for it to be over. And then it ended and it wasn't a good ending.
—Angelina
Not bad Terry Brooks, maybe I'm just getting bored with the questing storylines.
—Merlin333
This is just the kind of book reminding me why I really do like Terry Brooks.
—Hunter
Another excellent entry's in the Shannara world, breathing some new life
—henna
