The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch
by:
Terry Brooks (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B009BITPW6
Publish date: September 7th 2000
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Series: Voyage of the Jerle Shannara -3 omnibus (#1)
This one got off to a bit of a slow start for me. Terry Brooks has always had a great way of writing about the journey, the preparation, the traveling, the planning. But I don't think he quite hit that mark in this one. There are some fairly unique characters and a couple big surprises along the way...
Start of a trilogy set in Brooks' Shannara series. There's nothing surprising in the mix of characters he assembles, and it starts off fairly slowly.Persevere, and the pace picks up nicely. It ends on a cliff hanger which some people may not like as you're disappointed if you're not going to continu...
I had not read a Terry Brooks novel in 15 years when I picked up Ilse Witch and was pleased to find that his writing has improved over the years and that he is no longer trying to imitate Tolkien. The plot is basically a quest to gather plot coupons, but it is an entertaining Fantasy novel and I en...
A nice, quick, and highly entertaining read!
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