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Link · 05-06-2004, 03:05 AM

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Without spoiling too much: I (and I've heard this from others as well) hold the opinion that Brooks gets better and better along the way. Instead of delving further in his Lord of the Rings rip-off "Sword of Shannara", he explored the whole idea of magic a bit better. This started in the Elfstones, and went on in "The Wishsong of Shannara" (IMHO a great invention, that wishsong).

Instead of inventing new powerful enemies that don't show much inventiveness from the writer's side, Brooks created a grand story in the Heritage of Shannara, instead of 4 seperate stories. The beginning might seem lame, but it truly gets better along the way. The ending, for one thing, is more complex than you could ever imagine.

EDIT: About the Elfstones. Yeah, I never saw that plottwist coming either. What I admire most about the characters is that Will loved Amberle very much, and she loved him as well. Then you've got the gypsy girl (forgot her name) as well. What happens to Amberle is truly a great event story-telling wise, especially in the whole environment the characters are in at that particular moment. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[ 05-06-2004, 07:56 AM: Message edited by: Link ]

05-06-2004, 03:05 AM	#9
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 5,888	SLIGHT SPOILERS!! ~ ~ ~ ~ Without spoiling too much: I (and I've heard this from others as well) hold the opinion that Brooks gets better and better along the way. Instead of delving further in his Lord of the Rings rip-off "Sword of Shannara", he explored the whole idea of magic a bit better. This started in the Elfstones, and went on in "The Wishsong of Shannara" (IMHO a great invention, that wishsong). Instead of inventing new powerful enemies that don't show much inventiveness from the writer's side, Brooks created a grand story in the Heritage of Shannara, instead of 4 seperate stories. The beginning might seem lame, but it truly gets better along the way. The ending, for one thing, is more complex than you could ever imagine. EDIT: About the Elfstones. Yeah, I never saw that plottwist coming either. What I admire most about the characters is that Will loved Amberle very much, and she loved him as well. Then you've got the gypsy girl (forgot her name) as well. What happens to Amberle is truly a great event story-telling wise, especially in the whole environment the characters are in at that particular moment. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [ 05-06-2004, 07:56 AM: Message edited by: Link ]