
The First King of Shannara is about a group of people sought after by Bremen to join forces to bring down the Warlock Lord--a man who has let evil magic consume him beyond return. The characters are well crafted and I couldn't help but care for them. I wanted them to succeed and find peace after their quest. Each character had something unique to offer and the mystery in some of them compelled me to keep reading. There are beautiful images evoked in some of the scenes thanks to the way the story is told.
There were times when I felt everything used too many words, but I'm always looking for ways to squeeze as much meaning into a sentence as I can with as few words as possible. Wordy language is also the nature of fantasy books. People don't speak in contractions and they are often formal. But, like I said earlier, the character still come through. Despite these few things, I really liked this book and I would recommend it.
Happy Reading!
1 comment:
Jared has been begging me to read some books out of this series but its totally NOT my kind of reading. I'm glad to know you liked it though. I think I can read it knowing you'd recommend it.
-Carrie Hunsaker
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