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 revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destory 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 (Shannara, #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: 95098
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: Ballantine Books