The Sword of Shannara

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Author(s):

Terry Brooks

First Pub:

1977

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

1980

Times Read:

2 times

Rating:

Chapters:

35 chapters

Internal ID:

143

Series:

The Elfstones of Shannara

Shannara*

#1 of 3

Shannara*

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1) The Sword of Shannara
2) The Elfstones of Shannara
3) The Wishsong of Shannara

Copyright:

Dedication:

For My Parents
Who Believed

First Sentence:

The sun was already sinking into the deep green of the hills to the west of the valley, the red and gray-pink of its shadows touching the corners of the land, when Flick Ohmsford began his descent.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

In a rush, his sons were past him, through the kitchen door, and halfway down the hallway to the lobby of the inn.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 07-Mar-2023

01-Jan-1980

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1980

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$3.50

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1980 - 1 Jan 1980

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13098

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-29024-0

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-29024-3

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

01-Jan-2000

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-2000

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

726

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 2 Oct 2017 - 6 Oct 2017

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13097

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-31425-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-31425-3

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Greg Hildebrandt - Illustrator
Tim Hildebrandt - Illustrator
Steve Stone - Cover Artist

THE SWORD OF SHANNARA
is the first volume of the classic series that has become
one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

Thus begins the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth...

Embark on a new epic adventure with
High Druid of Shannara: Straken

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Ballantine Books Trade Edition: April 1977
First Ballantine Books Mass Market Edition: May 1978
Sixty-ninth printing based on the number "line"
Canada: $9.99

Other book covers for this series run

The Sword of Shannara

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Mass Market Paperback

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Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback

Author(s)

Terry Brooks
Birth: 08 Jan 1944 Sterling, Illinois, USA

Awards

1978

Locus Magazine

Best Fantasy Novel

Nominee

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