• First King of Shannara

  • The Shannara Series, Prequel
  • By: Terry Brooks
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,577 ratings)

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First King of Shannara

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

In this prequel to The Sword of Shannara, in which many details of the Four Lands' history are revealed, Druids, horrified by the misuse of magic, have eschewed it in favor of science. But Bremen the Druid studies magic, and becomes an outcast on its account. Bremen discovers that an invincible army of trolls are fast conquering all that lay to their south. Before them come the Nazgul-like Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who have fallen prey to the dark arts. And at their head is an evil archmage and former Druid called Brona. Bremen realizes that if the peoples of the Four Lands are to evade slavery, they will have to unite. But to defeat Brona, they will need a mighty weapon: the Sword of Shannara.
©1996 Terry Brooks (P)2003 Books on Tape, Inc.

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Captivating almost to the end

I The narrative has a great balance of interior and exterior events, mental and actual. The cast of characters is diverse and clothed enough to be interesting. The only boring part was the overly long battle scene. “Many died, and here’s what happened to those who did not” would have been sufficient.

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excellent book, will be reading it again soon

excellent book, well thought out story, looking forward to the test of the series of books going forward.
very happy it's part of my collection. narrator did excellent job.

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A fantastic read.

I read this book when I was much younger and it was awesome to do so again. A very good story. Scott Brick does a great job of narrating.

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Heart warming

It made me feel more inspired then I ever thought a book could make me☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😤😤😤😤😤😤😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😨😱😱😱😨😱😨😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😐😕😕😐🙂

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Great find

Love the story and love the fact that it has 25 plus books the go along with the same realm!

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Riveting

The story is action packed. You don’t want to stop listening the author is very descriptive and the reader very articulate using different voices. I can’t wait to listen to to the trilogy.

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Loved it.

Loved it and cant wait to hear the rest of the series. Starting next one today.

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Good prequel

If you are already a fan of the series this adventure fills in alot of the histories of the shannara lore.

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Wonderful and Great story

The narrator reading keeps you on the edge of your chair. A must for fantasy lovers.

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Great

New way to enjoy free time listening to books I love to read. Love it.

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