In the wake of an attack on their airship, the Druid Walker Boh and his crew are hunted by an ancient, evil force that hungers for magic, and Walker's young prot?g? Bek Rowe attempts to reunite with his sister, Walker's enemy, the Ilse Witch.
To prevent the Shadowen from destroying all life in the Four Lands, Allanon's spirit orders the scions of Shannara to perform manifestly immpossible tasks.
The Ellcrys Tree is dying and upon its death hordes of demons will be released for a final epic battle. Wil Ohmsford and Amberle must carry an Ellcrys seed to the blood fire so a new Ellcrys will result and the demons will be banished.
In the wake of an attack on their airship, the Druid Walker Boh and his crew are hunted by an ancient, evil force that hungers for magic, and Walker's young prot?g? Bek Rowe attempts to reunite with his sister, Walker's enemy, the Ilse Witch.
Half-elfin Shea Ohmsford, having reluctantly assumed the role of leader of his people in the battle against the evil Warlock Lord, comes face to face with his destiny when he takes the powerful Sword of Shannara into the Dark Lord's domain.
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.
