The Sorcerers Daughter, Terry Brooks
The Sorcerers Daughter, Terry Brooks
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The Sorcerer's Daughter
The Defenders of Shannara

Author: Terry Brooks

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2016


Synopsis

The world of Shannara is brimming with untold stories and unexplored territory. Now bestselling author Terry Brooks breaks new ground with a standalone adventure that’s sure to thrill veteran readers and recent converts alike.

The mysterious, magic-wielding Druid order has existed for long ages, battling any evil that threatens the Four Lands—and struggling to be understood and accepted by outsiders. But their hopes of building goodwill are dashed when a demon’s murderous rampage at a peace summit leaves their political opponents dead—casting new suspicions upon the Druids and forcing them to flee from enemies both mortal and monstrous.

Paxon Leah, the order’s appointed protector, knows that blame lies with Arcannen Rai, the vile sorcerer he has battled and defeated before. But there’s no time to hunt his nemesis, if he is to lead the wrongfully accused Druids to their sanctuary. It is a quest fraught with danger, as a furious government agent and his army snap at their heels, and lethal predators stalk them in the depths of the untamed wilderness.

But Arcannen is playing a deeper game than Paxon realizes. Paxon’s sister possesses a powerful magic that the sorcerer longs to control—but Arcannen has not reckoned with the determination of his own estranged daughter, Leofur, who is also Paxon’s devoted lifemate. Leofur sets out on a perilous quest to thwart her father’s desires—while the vengeful Arcannen conjures his blackest magical skills, determined to destroy them all . . . and claim the most powerful of magics for his own.


About The Author

Terry Brooks has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. He is the author of more than thirty books, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on February 10, 2017

Some people are manipulated so easily. The evil sorcerer Arcannon allows his enemies to see exactly what he wants, and they, being the generic characters that they are, fall for every last trick. Sometimes it’d be nice to see a character with a degree of sense that doesn’t blindly walk into every tr......more

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths on May 19, 2016

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. My rating is 2.5 stars. The Sorcerer’s Daughter is the latest installment in The Defenders of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Each novel a self-contained story with the same group of characters (chronicling their life struggle over years, not days or weeks), able t......more

Goodreads review by Althea on July 25, 2016

It had been many, many years since I'd read a Shannara book - long enough that I had no idea whether my distantly-remembered opinions of the early books were valid or not. When I had the opportunity to pick this up from NetGalley and DelRey, I was happy to check it out and see what I'd been missing......more

Goodreads review by Shawn on February 10, 2017

Put simply, The Sorcerer's Daughter is Terry Brooks' best book in several years. The previous two books -- which are largely stand alone tales featuring Paxon Leah's attempts to thwart the deeds of the evil Arcannen Rai -- pale in comparison to the third book. It is a stand alone as well though and......more

Goodreads review by Gareth on June 07, 2016

Well, it finally happened. Terry Brook's once great Shannara series has hit such a high level of 'Meh' that I could only make it two-thirds of the way through before giving up. Though entitled The Sorcerer's daughter, the story is actually split almost equally between Paxon Leah and Lefour. After sab......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR TERRY BROOKS
 
The Sword of Shannara is an unforgettable and wildly entertaining epic, animated by Terry Brooks’s cosmically generative imagination and storytelling joy.”—Karen Russell, New York Times bestselling author of Swamplandia!
 
“If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is its favorite uncle.”—Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Desert Spear
 
“I can’t even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks’s books I’ve read (and reread) over the years. From Shannara to Landover, his work was a huge part of my childhood.”—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Timesbestselling author of The Name of the Wind
 
“Terry Brooks is a master of the craft and a trailblazer who established fantasy as a viable genre. He is required reading.”—Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Angel Trilogy
 
“The Shannara books were among the first to really capture my imagination. My daydreams and therefore my stories will always owe a debt to Terry Brooks.”—Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Beyonders and Fablehaven series