The Wishsong of Shannara

3.7 stars! I enjoyed this book, although there are a few aspects that I didn't like. The Wishsong of Shannara follows Brin Ohmsford and Allanon as the go on a journey to save the world from a dark magic. Brin has a powerful magic called wishsong in which she sings and can use her power to do anythin......more

The best of the original trilogy. Unpredictable, good characters and action all the way. Had me hooked from the start. If Brooks can just go back and edit out all of the "wordlessly's" "soundlessly's" and "abruptly's" and make the writing style a little less like a 10th grader then this book would h......more

Derde deel van deze trilogie. De Shannara-trilogie gaat over het naspel van de oorlogen met een eeuwenoud kwaad, waarin gnomen, elfen, heksenmeesters, druïden en magische voorwerpen een grote rol spelen. Opeens is hij weer terug: de druïde Allanon, de man die Shea hielp de Tovervorst te verslaan. Hi......more

This is Terry Brooks' true masterpiece in my eyes, and still my personal favourite in the Shannara series. I would actually place it in the top three within the fantasy genre, and it even had a scene that put a tear in my eye (everyone who has read the book knows which one). It started out quite weak......more

E con questo terzo volume finisce la trilogia del primo ciclo. Con la tristezza che segna sempre il passaggio da un’epoca a un’altra, anche se in realtà di generazioni ne abbiamo viste susseguirsi diverse in questi libri, partendo da Shea e Flick Ohmsford, della stirpe di Jerle Shannara, passando per......more