shannara (imaginary place)

"As the Four Lands reels under a brutal invasion from across the sea, spearheaded by a nation determined to make this land their own, our heroes must decide what they will risk to save the integrity of their home. For as one group remains to defend their homeland, another undertakes a perilous journey across the sea to the homeland of the invaders, carrying with them a new piece of technology that could change the face of the world forever. For both groups, the stakes could not be higher. For those who remain, one of their key allies has been banished to the Forbidding: a demon-filled prison from which there is no escape. And the one who sent him there now stalks the land with a fearsome demon at her side, determined to seize what power she can. While across the sea, a small band of heroes has been shipwrecked far from the land they seek"--Provided by publisher.

In spite of his protests that he is only an ordinary man and not a hero, Shea Ohmsford eventually accepts his role as the leader of his people in the struggle against the Lord of Evil.

In spite of his protests that he is only an ordinary man and not a hero, Shea Ohmsford eventually accepts his role as the leader of his people in the struggle against the Lord of Evil.

Jair Ohmsford draws on the dark magic of the wishsong in order to save his friends and protect the future from evil forces.

While the evil druid Shadea a'Ru and Prime Minister Sen Dunsidan hold power, young Penderrin sets out on a treacherous journey to find his aunt, the true Ard Rhys, and release her from her prison, a task for which he needs a talisman from the legendary tree called the Tanequil.

Druid Aphenglow Elessedil--living in a world in which elves have distanced themselves from other races, a sinister politician is the head of the Federation, and the Druid order is threatened with extinction--learns the truth about the vanished Elfstones, becomes the target of assassins, and joins an expedition to locate the missing stones.

Bremen, cast out by the Druids because of his study of magic, discovers a plot by evil archmage Brona to conquer the Four Lands, but he must work fast to unite the people of the lands and find a weapon that will stop Brona's power.

Pen Ohmsford is charged with the task of rescuing his Aunt Grianne, held captive by a demon; but he is captured and taken to Parador by Druids who have been pursuing him, imprisoned, and deprived of the darkwand, his only means of crossing over into the Forbidding to rescue his aunt.

As the United States has been transformed into a desolate dystopia the champions of the Word and the Void collide in battles that will determine the future existence of the world and the fate of mankind.

"Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction. A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl's heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous -- as Aphenglow quickly learns when she's set upon by assassins. Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come."--back cover.