The Sword of Shannara

By (author): "Terry Brooks"
Publish Date: 1977
The Sword of Shannara
ISBN1857231511
ISBN139781857231519
AsinThe Sword of Shannara
CharactersShea Ohmsford, Flick, Allanon, Menion, Balinor...more, Hendel, Durin, Dayel...less
Original titleThe Sword of Shannara
SeriesThe Original Shannara Trilogy #1, Shannara (Chronological Order) #10, Shannara (Publication Order) #1, Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers #1 , more
Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destroy the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara--Shea being the last of the bloodline, upon whom all hope rested. Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea. To save the Vale, Shea fled, drawing the Skull Bearer after him....