Bloodfire Quest (Book #2)
by:
Terry Brooks (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781841499796
Publish date: March 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: The Dark Legacy of Shannara (#2)
Now the second book of the series are more complex and conflicted than the first book. By now the Druids of Paranor had their numbers dwindled and divided between the events of the first book when Ard Rhys lead a group of expedition to find the elfstones only to found themselves in a dangerous land ...
As sharp as Brooks' writing continues to be, I can't shake the feeling that this book is just treading water, wasting time, setting up the pins for the third chapter knockout punch - instead of being a proper book in its own right where the plot sustains itself even modestly. Why spend all the time...