num_pages: 726
description: Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.
language: English
title: The Sword of Shannara
titlecomplete: The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy #1)
characters: Flick, Allanon, Dayel, Hendel, Shea Ohmsford, Balinor, Menion, Durin
genres: High Fantasy, Audiobook, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Magic, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 95085
series: Shannara (Chronological Order), Shannara - Terry's Suggested Reading Order for Revisiting Readers, The Original Shannara Trilogy, Shannara (Publication Order), Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Del Rey Books