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A Knight of the Word
by Terry Brooks
ISBN: 0345379632
ISBN-13: 9780345379634
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Five years have passed since the events in "Running with the Demon". John Ross is living in Seattle and Nest Freemark is away at college and trying out for the Olympics, but they will soon be called to do battle once again as a new demon is loosed, and Halloween is rapidly approaching...
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 309
Publisher's Notes
An unbroken string of fourteen national bestsellers has established Terry Brooks as todays leading voice in fantasy fiction, a writer whose magical creations and characters are beloved the world over. Now, in this no-holds-barred battle between good and evil, the dazzling sequel to his bestselling Running with the Demon, Brooks surpasses even himself.In the eleventh century the Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr was chosen to combat the demonic evil of the Void and disappeared from history to fulfill that mission. Armed with powerful magic, Glyndwr became a Knight of the Word--a draining and demanding legacy passed on eight centuries later to John Ross, a professor of English literature on tour in Wales.In accepting the black runestaff that channeled the magic of the Word, John Ross accepted a solemn trust--and an awful burden. Each night he dreams of hellish futures wrought upon the world by the Void. And each dream is of a future that will come to pass unless Ross prevents it in the present. Crippled in body and soul by the searing magic he wields and the horrors he dreams, sustained only by his faith in the goodness of the Word, Ross drifts across America, a modern-day knight errant in search of the agents of the Void.Then an unspeakable act of violence shatters his weary beliefs. Haunted by guilt, John Ross turns his back on the Word. With the help of beautiful Stefanie Winslow, Ross slowly builds a new life--a life whose only magic lies in Stefanies healing love.But a fallen Knight makes a tempting prize for the Void, and merciless demons soon stalk Ross and all close to him. His only hope is young Nest Freemark, who wields a powerful magic all her own. Five years earlier, Ross had aided Nest when the future of humanity rested upon the choice she would make between Word and Void. Now Nest must return the favor. She must restore Ross's faith, or his life--and her own--will be forfeit . . .
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A Knight of the Word
Brooks, Terry
New York: Ballantine, 1998 ARC. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by A Good Read (United States)
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A Knight of the Word
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A Knight of the Word (Word and the Void)
Brooks, Terry
Del Rey. Hardcover. 0345379632 Great condition First Edition ~ 1st Printing Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Small edge tear repaired, Clean pages, dust jacket great, light shelf wear rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Kjcactusbooks (United States)
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Terry Brooks
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BROOKS, TERRY
BALLANTINE BOOKS, 1998 VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUSTJACKET-FIRST EDITION, FLAT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. ( more information) Offered by Madison Antiquarian Books (United States)
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