Wards of Faerie

Seven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, "New York Times" bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades. Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction. A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl's heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous--as Aphenglow quickly learns when she's set upon by assassins. Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come. "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 Times" bestselling author of "The Name of the Wind" "Shannara was one of my favorite fictional worlds growing up, and I look forward to many return trips."--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 Demon Cycle seriesAuthor BiographyTerry Brooks is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Dark Legacy of Shannara adventure" Wards of Faerie;" the Legends of Shannara novels "Bearers of the Black Staff" and "The Measure of the Magic; "the Genesis of Shannara trilogy: "Armageddon's Children, The Elves of Cintra, "and" The Gypsy Morph; The Sword of Shannara;" the Voyage of the""Jerle Shannara trilogy: "Ilse Witch, Antrax, "and" Morgawr;" the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: "Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, "and" Straken; "the nonfiction book "Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; "and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, "Star Wars: (R) "Episode I "The Phantom Menace."(TM) His novels "Running with the Demon "and" A Knight of the Word" were selected by the "Rocky Mountain News" as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.