The second book in The Dark Legacy of Shannara series. This was a great follow-up to the first book. There was one twist I saw coming since book 1, but there were a couple of developments that caught me by surprise. Like most trilogies, this has a few ongoing threads. In one thread, you have Khyber Elessedil and Redden, who have all but abandoned the quest for the Elfstones and are desperately trying to escape the Straken Lord after the all but abandoned search for the legendary Elfstones goes horribly wrong. In another story, Arlingfant and Aphenglow are on a mission to find a way to reseal the Forbidding after the Ellcrys- a magical tree that blocks the demons from entering the Four Lands- tells Arling that it is dying. The third main story concerns Railing, the twin brother of Redden, who is trying to find a way to rescue his brother. This is a fast read and hard to put down. A couple elements seemed a bit Deus Ex Machina, but all in all I enjoyed it. My one big concern is how the heck is Brooks going to wrap everything up in just one more book? There's a lot unresolved by the second book's end. Aspen is a Druid tasked with recovering the missing Elfstones. Her sister Arling is one of the Chosen of the Ellcrys which is a magical tree formed from a human host. Whe Ellcrys starts to die, she chooses Arling to be her replacement in order to hold back the Forbidden which is full of horrors. Both sisters become hunted to prevent their destiny and they enter a search to prevent Arlings destiny and save the lands.
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I love Terry Brooks' Shannara books, but they're starting to feel kind of repetitive.
—alexpavl
The best of the three books in Dark Legacy series but all three are excellent.
—MMillar
Excellent Part II of the Dark Legacy of Shannara.
—Mynayvonni
really good as expected from terry brooks
—pottergeek123
