THE DRUID OF SHANNARA In the three hundred years since the death of Druid Allanon, the mysterious evil Shadowen have seized control and are ravaging the Four Lands. Using Cogline as messenger, the shade of Allanon summons the four descendents of Shannara Par, Coll, Wren, and Walker Boh. Walker begins a quest for the black Elfstones to aid him with his mission. Meanwhile, the King of the Silver River, a fabulous being as old as mankind, creates a daughter named Quickening and sends her to help. She is joined by Morgan Leah and Pe Ell, an assassin who plans eventually to kill her. Together with Walker Boh, they embark on a perilous journey through an unknown land to retrieve the Elfstone from the hands of an ancient being, the Stone King. No one can fathom what horrible monsters the Stone King has set to guard his citadel. Thus, the quest for the black Elfstone begins.

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.