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Nostalgia. johnnymack Send a noteboard - 12/12/2009 03:40:02 PM
I don't know how I would feel about the books now that I'm 32 years old and have read so much more but when I was much younger I loved them. I think they are great books for introducing a young reader to fantasy but if you are already into fantasy and have read some of the better stuff out there they just wouldn't cut it. The biggest flaw of the Shannara books is that they are all basically the same story. Terry Brooks wrote the Original Shannara series years ago and then just kept right on cloning it...over and over again.
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Terry Brooks Corporal Crusty - 11/12/2009 04:52:49 AM 1035 Views
well, when I was 12 it was great. The Wandering Gambler - 11/12/2009 05:07:53 AM 899 Views
I share your thoughts Dragonsworn - 11/12/2009 02:21:28 PM 1086 Views
I'd tend to agree. Mad Cow Bomber - 11/12/2009 02:22:14 PM 1003 Views
he's fun if you're reading the book and doing something else... temeraire - 11/12/2009 05:21:41 PM 921 Views
in 1979 I read Sword of Shannara PhotoJim - 11/12/2009 06:47:22 PM 1034 Views
I mildly enjoyed The Sword of Shannara. j-whitt987 - 11/12/2009 07:56:16 PM 941 Views
It's one of the few books I abandoned after starting it. aria - 12/12/2009 12:27:17 PM 835 Views
Nostalgia. johnnymack - 12/12/2009 03:40:02 PM 883 Views
They were written thirty years ago, when different standards prevailed. Oh, and for younger readers. lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2009 07:00:32 PM 840 Views
You totally wrote that post just to use the word syzygy. *NM* Ghavrel - 13/12/2009 04:55:20 AM 350 Views
As others have mentioned, they were okay for their time period. Word and Void is a decent series. *NM* Mossman - 12/12/2009 08:26:20 PM 375 Views
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