The Shannara books.

[Spastic]

Anyone else a fan? I know there are a lot of mixed feeling about these, some people I know love them, while others despise them. I myself personally love them, I remember picking up Sword of Shannara in the sixth grade and not wanting to stop reading. I love how Terry Brooks describes everything so intricately, it really gives you a perfect picture as to what's going on.

So what are you thoughts on any of the Shannara books? Have you read them? Do you plan on reading them?

[jagilki]

I read the first two trilogies a few times. As they've gone on, I've read a book here or a book there.

I enjoy them.

I've been trying to get into the later books, but am waiting till I can read them in order.

[History]

I enjoy them too, but I haven't had time to read the new ones, Armaggedon's Children. I heard they combine Shannara with Word and Void.

I read the books out of order, and started with the Heritage series, which I still hold near and dear. My favorite book is I think the second one in that series with the stone king. The only problem I ever really had with the earlier Shanarra novels is that the four lands always seemed small to me. The journey's never seemed epic enough for the stories.

[BKS]

I enjoy them too, but I haven't had time to read the new ones, Armaggedon's Children. I heard they combine Shannara with Word and Void.

I read the books out of order, and started with the Heritage series, which I still hold near and dear. My favorite book is I think the second one in that series with the stone king. The only problem I ever really had with the earlier Shanarra novels is that the four lands always seemed small to me. The journey's never seemed epic enough for the stories.

Too epic and you start to veer on to Lord of the Rings style walking. There was way too much walking for my like.



So what's the basic plot premise of this book/series? The title sounds familiar.

[Godly]

I started reading them a while ago and I absolutely loved them, but once I finished reading three of them(I think) the library at my school didn't have any other ones so I kinda forgot about them till now.

I so want to start reading them again, at least to get to the end, cause those books are epic.

[Cristo]

I found them to be too bland, generica and perhaps a bit rushed as well.

They were all a bit "meh" for me to be honest, I didn't much like the characters, didn't like the lands, didn't like the premise of the whole "special rock/sword/cup/whatever" thing that was going on. I just couldn't get into them I'm afraid.

[TheAphoticNayr]

I didn't think anybody else even knew of th ose books O_o.

But yeah, I thought they were ok. Nothing to write home about, but definitely worth the read.

[Seriodor]

I didn't think anybody else even knew of th ose books O_o.

They're some of the most well known commercial fiction out there.



And I never liked these books they're too generic, boring, and just plain lame.

[JamesKPolk]

The first one (Sword of Shannara) just screamed Lord of the Rings.
The second one was in the 'lame' zone between Tolkein and original.
The third one was pretty well done, to be honest. I really enjoyed it, even though, when it comes to Fantasy I prefer a certain other Terry from England, some serious Fantasy dodn't hurt. I've read better, but it wasn't bad. Better than those horrid warcraft lore story books, anyways.