Prequel to the Original Shannara Trilogy Shannara series Original Shannara Trilogy For the novels sorted in order of in-universe events, see Shannara § Novels. I'll read the book and let my imagination do the rest.This section is about the novels, sorted in order of publication, which is similar to Terry Brooks' suggested reading order for new readers. If the final volume of the series, Straken, continues with the current reader, I don't see myself listening to it. You find yourself constantly comparing the readers instead of being drawn into the story. It has taken away from the experience of this newest volume. It is especially galling that the change in narrators has been made right in the middle of the High Druid story arc. Scott Brick has done an outstanding job of bringing power and finesse to the world of Shannara and it's denizens thus far, and it is disappointing to lose the mental pictures of the characters that we, the listeners, have built in our minds in previous books in the series. Boehmer was lacking, and he resorted to awkward voicings for inhuman charcters that were more distracting than menacing. Brooks is trying to evoke, but just barely. The reading is adequate to convey the basic feelings Mr. I wish I could say the same for the narrator. The relationships between enemies and comrades, men and nature, are well thought out and tightly constructed. Once Again, Terry Brooks has drawn us into the Four Lands, and now The Forbidding, with powerful images and intricate plottings.
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