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A young man must carry a magic sword to defeat a dark lord
1977Steady paceEpic
What it is about
Shea Ombsford is a young man who lives a quiet life in a village. A druid named Allanon tells him that he is the last heir of a family that can use the Sword of Shannara. Shea must find it before the Warlock Lord does.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like classic quest fantasy.
What you will get
The first book in the long Shannara series.
The Sword of Shannara Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Fantasy · Quest · Druid · Epic fantasy
Length
726 pages · ≈ 21 h
More about this book
Characters
Shea Ombsford, his brother Flick, the druid Allanon and others.
Setting
The Four Lands, a far-future Earth after catastrophe.
What makes it different
A classic epic-fantasy quest from the 1970s that echoes Tolkien.
Feel
Old-fashioned, adventurous and earnest.
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