First King of Shannara
by Terry Brooks
ISBN: 0345396529
ISBN-13: 9780345396525
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This novel is a prequel to the Shannara saga, set 500 years before "The Sword of Shannara", and tells the story of how the last Druid battled the evil Warlock Lord and his Skull Bearers.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 1996
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.75 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.95 pounds
Pages: 489
Publisher's Notes
Horrified by the misuse of magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races, the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years before. Only the Bremen and a few trusted associates still studied the arcane arts. And for his persistence, Bremen found himself outcast, avoided by all but the few free-thinkers among the Druids.But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army--and its principal assassins--were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona!Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might...
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First King of Shannara (The Sword of Shannara)
Terry Brooks
Del Rey. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
New York: Del Rey, 1996 Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Fact or Fiction (United States)
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FIRST KING OF SHANNARA
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DEL REY, 1996, FIRST PRINTING , NOT A BOOK CLUB EDITION, FINE HARDCOVER BOOK, FINE DUST JACKET, NO MARKS TO TEXT OR MARGINS, ( more information) Offered by A T QUINCY FINE BOOKS (United States)
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First King of Shannara: A Prelude to The Sword f Shannara
Brooks, Terry
New York, NY: Del Rey, 1996 A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is a little loose. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Endpages are maps. Page edges are lightly soiled. Back board is lightly soiled. Bottom corner of back board is worn to the cardboard. A Prelude to The Sword of Shannara.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Mylared. ( more information) Offered by after-words bookstore (United States)
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First King of Shannara
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New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1996 Dj has edgewear with a few small tears, light rubbing & some surface scratching. Light soiling. Light wear. Book lightly cocked. Book has light edgewear. Lightly bumped corners. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Book Nook (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
Del Rey, 1996 H/B. 489 pages, condition is Very good, some edge wear to the DJ. Maps as endpapers. Horrified by the misuse of Magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races, the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years earlier. Only the Druid Bremen and a feu trusted associates still studied the arcane arts. .And for his persistence, Bremen found himself an outcast, avoided by all but the few freethinkers among the Druids. But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of Trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army-and its principal assassins-were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the Magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona! Using the special skills, he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil Magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might . . . . Hard Cover. Poor/Good. 5.75 X 8.5". ( more information) Offered by Hanselled Books (Scotland)
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FIRST KING OF SHANNARA
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New York: Del Rey, 1996. First edition. hardcover. Fine/fine. Red bds. with black cloth spine and decorative endpapers ( more information) Offered by The Old London Bookshop, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
New York: Ballantine Books, 1996 First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Dale Steffey Books (United States)
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The First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Del Rey, 1996. Prelude to Sword of Shannara. New. Signed by Author on full title page and dated 4/96. Dust jacket covered with Brodart 'just-a-fold' 1.5 mil jacket. Tight, clean, unread copy, purchased signed from a bookstore I have been dealing with for years. Signature guaranteed. Please ask for pictures.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by A.B.Normal Books (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Terry Brooks
Del Rey, 1996-03-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First edition (stated), first printing (complete # line), hardcover and dust jacket, like new, no remainder markings, no price clipping to dust jacket, gift quality, in mylar protective cover. ( more information) Offered by TerBooks (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Terry Brooks
The Books that I list (Unless noted) are sold to me as being in New never owned condition.They are removals from Bookstore shelves and may or may not have (Remainder Mark), some very minor rubbing on DJ or Lite soiling to the outer edges of pages. (None are in Bad Condition and most have none of the Above listed flaws)We considered all of the above flaws when pricing the Book for Listing (We clean the DJ of each of our Books before shipping)Excellent print and DJ. ( more information) Offered by Embree's Booknook (United States)
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First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. Parkinson, Keith (jacket art); Maestro, Laura Hartman. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Edition: March 1996' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $23.50 list price on dust jacket flap. Minimal shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. "Horrified by the misuse of magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races, the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years before. Only the Bremen and a few trusted associates still studied the arcane arts. And for his persistence, Bremen found himself outcast, avoided by all but the few free-thinkers among the Druids. But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army -- and its principal assassins -- were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona! Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might." ( more information) Offered by Yesterday's Muse (United States)
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First King of Shannara by Brooks, Terry
Terry Brooks
Del Rey, 1996-03-19. Hardcover. New. 1996 Del Rey Hardcover Edition. New and in excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine.Ships Quickly! Shop with confidence, satisfaction guaranteed! ( more information) Offered by novel-books (United States)
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