THE TALISMANS OF SHANNARA The descendents of the Elven house of Shannara had all completed their quests. Walker Boh had restored the lost Druids Keep, Paranor. Wren had found the missing Elves and was now Queen of the Elves. And Par had found what quite possibly was the legendary Sword of Shannara. But their work was not yet done-the Shadowen still swarmed over the Four Lands, poisoning all with their dark magic. Rimmer Dall, the leader of the Shadowen was determined that the scions of Shannara not share with each other the knowledge that would end the sickness. The charges given by the shade of the Druid Allanon were doomed to fail-unless the Shannara children could escape the traps laid for them, and Par could find a way to use the Sword of Shannara.

TERRY BROOKS is an international bestselling author of more than twenty-two novels whose twenty years of unique storytelling has brought us the epic series The Heritage of Shannara and Landower. His darkest, most complex masterwork, Running with Demon, is also his most recent. Brooks is currently novelizing Episode 1 of George Lucas's Star Wars Prequel which is due in 1999. Whether his tales take place in the Four Lands, Landover, or contemporary America, his all-encompassing knowledge produces a combination of interesting plots, fantastic heroes, and magic undreamed. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.