The Elves of CintraWith his groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara and its acclaimed sequels, Terry Brooks brought a new audience to epic fantasy. Then he gave the genre a darkly compelling contemporary twist in his trilogy of the Word and the Void. Last year, in Armageddon’s Children, Brooks undertook the stunning chronicle that united two unique worlds. Now that story of clashing forces of darkness and light, of Shannara’s beginnings and the human race’s possible end, marches forward into an unforgettable second volume full of mystery, magic, and momentous events. Across the ruined landscape that is America–hopelessly poisoned, plague-ridden, burned, and besieged by demon armies bent on exterminating all mortal life–two pilgrims have been summoned to serve the embattled cause of good. Logan Tom has journeyed to desolate Seattle to protect a ragged band of street urchins and the being known as “the gypsy morph,” who is both mortal and magical, and destined to save mankind unless he is destroyed. Likewise, Angel Perez has her own quest, one that will take her from the wreckage of Los Angeles to a distant, secret place untouched by the horrors of the nationwide blight–a place where the race of Elves has dwelled since before man existed. But close behind these lone Knights of the Word swarm the ravening forces of the Void. As the menacing thunder of war drums heralds the arrival of the demons and their brutal minions in Seattle, the young survivors who call themselves the Ghosts are forced to brave the dangerous world of gangs, mutants, and worse to escape the invasion. And Logan Tom must infiltrate a refugee compound to rescue Hawk, the leader of the street urchins, who has yet to learn the truth about who and what he is. Meanwhile, Angel Perez has joined an equally urgent mission: to find the Ellcrys, a fabled talisman crucial to protecting the Elven realm against an influx of unspeakable evil from the dread dimension known as the Forbidding. But Angel and her Elf allies must beware–for a demon spy, with a monstrous creature at its command, walks among them. As the legions of darkness draw the noose tighter, and the time of confrontation draws near, those chosen to defend the soul of the world must draw their battle lines and prepare to fight with, and for, their lives. If they fail, humanity falls. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 14 |
Section 3 | 26 |
Section 4 | 39 |
Section 5 | 54 |
Section 6 | 67 |
Section 7 | 80 |
Section 8 | 95 |
Section 19 | 241 |
Section 20 | 252 |
Section 21 | 268 |
Section 22 | 280 |
Section 23 | 292 |
Section 24 | 302 |
Section 25 | 314 |
Section 26 | 327 |
Section 9 | 109 |
Section 10 | 123 |
Section 11 | 136 |
Section 12 | 150 |
Section 13 | 165 |
Section 14 | 179 |
Section 15 | 191 |
Section 16 | 203 |
Section 17 | 215 |
Section 18 | 227 |
Section 27 | 342 |
Section 28 | 355 |
Section 29 | 374 |
Section 30 | 391 |
Section 31 | 403 |
Section 32 | 415 |
Section 33 | 427 |
Section 34 | 433 |
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