num_pages: 726
description: Long ago, wars of the ancient Evil had ruined the world, forcing humankind to compete with many other races: gnomes, trolls, dwarfs &amp; elves. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew little of such troubles. Then came giant, forbidding Allanon, possessed of strange Druidic powers, to reveal 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 be used only by a true heir of Shannara. Last of the bloodline, on Shea rested the hopes of all races. Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy him. To save the Vale, he fled, drawing the Skull Bearer after him...Thus began the seemingly hopeless quest of a simple man against the greatest power of evil the world had ever known.
language: English
title: The Sword of Shannara
titlecomplete: The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
characters: Flick, Dayel, Balinor, Durin, Allanon, Menion, Shea Ohmsford, Hendel
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 95110
series: Shannara (Publication Order), Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers, Shannara - Terry's Suggested Reading Order for Revisiting Readers, The Original Shannara Trilogy, Shannara (Chronological Order)
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Random House (NY)