 First hardcover edition. | |
| Author | Terry Brooks |
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| Illustrator | Darrell K. Sweet |
| Cover artist | Darrell K. Sweet |
| Language | English |
| Series | Original Shannara Trilogy |
| Genre | Epic fantasy |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback, mass market paperback) |
| Pages | 576 (mass market paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-345-30253-2 (1st edition hardcover) ISBN 0-345-28554-9 (mass market paperback) |
| OCLC | 7976998 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.R6596 E5 1982 |
| Preceded by | The Sword of Shannara |
| Followed by | The Wishsong of Shannara |
The Elfstones of Shannara is a 1982 epic fantasy[1] novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first sequel to The Sword of Shannara and the second book in The Original Shannara Trilogy. It expands upon the history of the Elves, which was only hinted at in the preceding story, and follows Wil Ohmsford, grandson of Shea (the hero of the first book) and inheritor of the Shannara Elfstones.
The novel, set in a fictional world called the Four Lands, consists of two intertwining plotlines. The first plotline follows the quest of protagonists Wil Ohmsford and Amberle Elessedil to create a new Ellcrys, a magical tree that serves to banish all Demons from the Four Lands. To do this, they must locate a specific place in the Four Lands called Safehold, where the process of creating a new Ellcrys can begin. The second plotline focuses on the efforts of the Elven army and their allies to slow a massive Demon invasion, made possible by the dying of the current Ellcrys, to give Wil and Amberle enough time to complete their quest.
- ^ Speakman, Shawn (2008). "Terry Brooks' official website". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-05-02.