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| Title | : | A Knight of the Word (The Word & The Void #2) |
| Author | : | Terry Brooks |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 386 pages |
| Published | : | August 1999 by Del Rey Books (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction |
Terry Brooks
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 386 pages Rating: 4.05 | 13984 Users | 309 Reviews
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Eight centuries ago the first Knight of the Word was commissioned to combat the demonic evil of the Void. Now that daunting legacy has passed to John Ross - along with powerful magic and the knowledge that his actions are all that stand between a living hell and humanity's future.Then, after decades of service to the Word, an unspeakable act of violence shatters John Ross's weary faith. Haunted by guilt, he turns his back on his dread gift, settling down to build a normal life, untroubled by demons and nightmares.
But a fallen Knight makes a tempting prize for the Void, which could bend the Knight's magic to its own evil ends. And once the demons on Ross's trail track him to Seattle, neither he nor anyone close to him will be safe. His only hope is Nest Freemark, a college student who wields an extraordinary magic all her own. Five years earlier, Ross had aided Nest when the future of humanity rested upon her choice between Word and Void. Now Nest must return the favor. She must restore Ross's faith, or his life - and hers - will be forfeit...
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| Original Title: | A Knight of the Word |
| ISBN: | 0345424646 (ISBN13: 9780345424648) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Word & The Void #2, Shannara (Chronological Order) #2, Shannara (Publication Order) #11, Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers #10 , more |
| Characters: | Nest Freemark, John Ross |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 13984 Users | 309 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books A Knight of the Word (The Word & The Void #2)
Terry Brooks did a good job at characterization in the first book of this series, which helped in carrying readers through this second book. Unfortunately where the book somewhat fails in the the big reveal that was obvious from very early In the story. As such, it was frustrating as a reader that the characters were so oblivious. Granted, the reader has the perspective of multiple characters, but it still detracted from an otherwise decent story.One thing Ive gleaned about a lot of novels thatIn way I like this better then the first book in the series because now I was more familiar with the authors world and Nest is more grown, however, at time this was little predicable. My main issue and I could be wrong here is that Nest figures out who the daemon is by how the daemon acted around Ross and that it was similar to how the other daemon acted around Gran. However Nest, Ross, and the daemon were never in the same place. The first time Nest and Ross meet she is outside when he comes up
Very slow to get through in the beginning, but about a 1/3 of the way in it gets really good.
I'm reading the Shanara books in chronological order according to events. I liked this book as much as the first of the series. As before, though some of the descriptions are long, no details are pointless. I also love his writing style of just having one steady climb to the final climax. No pointless ups and downs. I did however find this book predictable. Not every detail of course, but the big details. I'm not sure if that's the fault of the author or if was just lucky guesses. Either way,
The middle book in the trilogy of when Shannara was still our earth. The events are leading up to apocalypse, can the Knight of the Word stop it? Not when he has denied his calling and the void is starting to win. Luckily he has an old friend watching his back.I didn't like this quite as much as the first novel, I figured out the bad guy from literally the first appearance, and there was a lot of the feeling of an extended chase scene about the whole thing. Still, worth a read though, if you are
A great follow up to Running, thankfully not as slow to get going. When I hit about 40% through I couldn't put the book down. A different location, but the same heroes and man's demons creating chaos. As always Terry Brooks characters are always battling themselves mentally. What I like about these books is that you can see parallels in the world around us in the battle between good and evil...the events on the news that make you think how can people be so evil...Are there demons out there? A
Of the Shannara prequels, this is the best I've read so far, though of course, a reader will want to at least have read Running with the Demon first. In fact, one may wish to read The Word and The Void series first among the prequels. It picks up a few years after Running with the Demon and involves some of the same characters and has some interesting plot developments and character growth, with a good amount of action to keep it interesting. Brooks foreshadows pretty heavily, so there aren't
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