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      The Sword of Shannara

      by Terry Brooks
      Published
      Apr 1977
      Main Genre
      Epic Fantasy Epic Fantasy
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      736
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      Sword of Shannara Book 1
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      Shannara Chronicles

      About This Book

      THE SWORD OF SHANNARA
      is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time

      Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake.

      The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

      Thus begins the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth...

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      Genres & Themes

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      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Epic Fantasy Heroic Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery

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      Movie/TV Adaptations

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      Elves

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