The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara - Book One) (The Heritage of Shannara)

This book, although not badly written, is exceptionally uninspired. The characters are rehashes of characters used in his earlier books almost exactly. His plot is somewhat tired as well; the little party on it's quest. As events happen, they don't seem to advance the story much, they are just the obligatory compications. Perhaps the most annoying facet of the story is the references to all his previous books and characters. I think it's nice to have a sense of continuity between series set in the same location, but here it comes across as if Brooks can't quit congratulating himself on everything else he's written previously. Brooks seems to have put little thought into this one. I'm not sure I will move on to the next; I may just reread Robert Jordan's series instead.

Initially I was disappointed with the ending of the first book as I was not aware of the continuing saga....But after reading this book I could hardly wait for the next and the anticipation of looking ahead to read what would happen next. Now that all are in print...buy them all and read them...make it a goal...

Boring, and it takes forever to get going. I gave up halfway through. Terry repeats himself constantly to "remind" us how characters are feeling about certain things. I'm guessing he did this to increase the word count, but I found myself skimming paragraphs, sometimes PAGES, before finding the story moving forward once again. If you've read one Terry Brooks book, you've read them all.

This book is exciting and suspenseful. It has many interesting characters in it and a fast plot line that always makes you want to read more. If adventure or fantasy books interest you, you should read this book. It takes you through a unique land with many different types of animals and people. You should read this book because of the vivid descripctions that draw you in. Follow Par Ohmsford's nearly impossible quest to get a long-lost sword. I enjoyed reading this book for all these reasons and think everyone should read it too. This book is full of exciting material and is a thriller for all readers.

I love all the Shannara books and this series was know different. Mr. Brooks creates intricate plots poepled with complicated characters and lush landscapes. The villians are sinister and heros are characters that you can related to even with all there faults.

So, you've read the Sword, Elfstones, and Wishsong... there's a lot more to come, and it all starts with this book. The Heritage of Shannara is an excelent series from Terry Brooks, almost as good as his Word and the Void series.

The Shannara series is famous, and it may be worth reading for that, as it is a big mover in the pulp fantasy circles. Other than that, there is no real reason to read the series. It's not bad, but it's not good. You might be better served reading the Lord of the Rings. If you have already read that, then you have already read a better version of this.

i kept telling myself to slw down, because when i finish this series it's over, no more Shannara, but i couldn't help it. This series was wonderful. Brooks has found himself with these books. His first books(The sword of, the Elfstones of, the Wishsong of) were good, but if you've read Tolkien Deja vu. These books weren't copycats.

When I read "Scions of Shannara" I understood that Terry Brooks' newest Shannara-series "The Heritage of Shannara" was going to be at the same level as the first three books. The difference between the two series is that "Heritage" is following ONE story that doesn't end until you've read the last book. This will give you many pleasant evenings in the world of Shannara. Join Par, Coll, Walker Wren, Cogline, Morgan and the others now!

Terry Brooks' writing style is compelling. You don't want to put the book down. You'll love books 1 - 3 of this series, but be warned: Book 4 falls far short of the rest. The first three books will almost read themselves, but Book 4 moves much too quickly. Everything concludes much too abruptly. My advise: get this series at the library. Its not quite good enough to buy.

I thought that this book was really good. I really liked it when you thought that the action was about to end it actually just begins. I think that Terry is one of the best authors that I have ever read books by. Every one I know who has read his books thought that they were fantastic. If you want a great book this one's for you

Par and Coll seek freedom from a place where real magic is a legend and illegal. what they get is the reawakening of the Lunsford magic, affecting all of the children of Shannara.

excellent follow-up series to the Sword of Shannara