num_pages: 726
description: Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revealed that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destroy the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara--Shea being the last of the bloodline, upon whom all hope rested. Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea. To save the Vale, Shea fled, drawing the Skull Bearer after him....
language: English
title: The Sword of Shannara
titlecomplete: The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
characters: Dayel, Balinor, Hendel, Menion, Durin, Shea Ohmsford, Allanon, Flick
genres: Audiobook, High Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic, Fantasy, Adult, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 95082
series: Shannara - Terry's Suggested Reading Order for Revisiting Readers, Shannara (Publication Order), Shannara (Chronological Order), The Original Shannara Trilogy, Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Orbit