NCW Libraries

As humans and elves face annihilation from Void demons and other creatures, the last Knights of the Word, Logan Tom--who leaves Seattle--and Angel Perez--who encounters the Elves of Cintra--swear to protect innocent children; and Hawk, a human-shaped gypsy morph, along with Tessa, meets the King of the Silver River.

Twenty years after Grianne Ohmsford abandoned her life as the evil Ilse Witch to lead the Druid Council protecting the Four Lands, she disappears, and it is up to her nephew Pen and his comrades to go to her rescue.

Thirty-five years ago, Brooks brought to life a dazzling world in "The Sword of Shannara." Now, after 14 volumes comes a fully annotated collector's edition of the novel that started it all--featuring never-before-shared insights into the classic tale, and an all-new introduction.

The crew of the magnificent airship "Jerle Shannara," on a quest to win control of an ancient magic, must first defeat the forces of Morgawr, master of the Ilse Witch and devourer of souls.

Dark forces are on the move from the Northlands, and Bremen, an outcast Druid, learns of the huge Troll armies on the march and the Skull Bearers who act as their spies. To save the Druids, Bremen must convince the people of the Four Lands that their only hope lies in uniting -- and in using the magic they fear above all else.

In a futuristic world in which civilization is near total collapse, evil forces control the ruins of the former United States, killing and enslaving the survivors, until Logan Tom embarks on a mission to find a child who bears a powerful magic that could save the world.

The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys' seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.

"Legend has it that Paxon Leah is descended from the royals and warriors who once ruled the Highlands and waged war with magical weapons. But those kings, queens, and heroes are long gone, and there is nothing enchanted about the antique sword that hangs above Paxon's fireplace. Running his family's modest shipping business, Paxon leads a quiet life-- until extraordinary circumstances overturn his simple world-- and rewrite his destiny. When his brash...

The descendants of the house of Shannara have all completed their perilous quests, but the arrival of Rimmer Dall poses the greatest challenge yet to the three heroes.

The second and third novels of Brookss High Druid of Shannara trilogy--"Tanequil" and "Straken" respectively--are finally available in mass-market paperbacks to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first publication of the bestselling Shannara series.