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Title details for The Elf Queen of Shannara by Terry Brooks - Available

The Elf Queen of Shannara

#3 in series

by Terry Brooks
Theodore Bikel
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THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA "Find the Elves and return them to the lands of men, " the shade of the Druid Allanon had ordered Wren. It was clearly an impossible task. The Elves had been gone from the Westlands for more than a hundred years. No one even knew of them-except, finally, the Addershag. When Wren and her friend Garth arrived in the demon-haunted jungle where the Elves might still exist, she stood remembering the warning of the Addershag: "Beware, Elf-girl! I see danger ahead for you. . . and evil beyond imagining. " It had all proved to be true. Wren wondered how long she could resist as the evil demons gathered for another attack. Even if she reached the Elves and could convince them to return, how could they possibly retrace her perilous path to reach the one safe place on the coast?

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Heritage of Shannara

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 17, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 87638 KB
      • Duration: 03:02:34

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 870
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 2, 1992
      Finely tuned and occasionally elegiac, this third volume of Brooks's projected Heritage of Shannara tetralogy follows Wren Ohmsford in her search for the last of the Elves, part of the quest set for her by the shade of the Druid Allanon as her role in saving the world from destruction by the mysterious Shadowen. Wren and her nonspeaking, telepathic Rover mentor Garth find the Elves in their city of Arborlon threatened by monsters they created themselves in an attempt to revive their ancient magic. After Wren's true lineage is revealed--she is a granddaughter of the queen of the Elves--the girl agrees to lead a small band of companions in a desperate gamble to save her people and fulfill her mission. Wren must overcome her fear of the famous Shannara Elfstones and then learn to manipulate their powers if she is to succeed. Meanwhile, her cousin Walker Boh succumbs to his destiny in the ancient Druid city of Paranor, while Par Ohmsford, with Walker and Wren the third of the ``children of Shannara,'' is further endangered by the sinister Rimmer Dall. Brooks's prose becomes more fluid and his world becomes more complex, ambiguous and credible with each volume.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The Druid spirit, Allanon, orders Wren to find the Elves and return them to the land of men which they left more than a hundred years ago. Wren and her friend, Garth, assume this impossible task and go to a demon-haunted jungle. Theodore Bikel's deep, resonant voice tinged with a soft, strange accent heightens the suspense of this well-told tale. Music and sound effects are well-integrated into the story, and Bikel's range of vocal impressions separates the many characters. The third in a trilogy, the book also stands well on its own. P.A.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:870
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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