I have been a tremendous fan of Terry Brooks since I was in high school. I started the Shannara series in the 9th grade (The Sword of Shannara) and have read the continuation stories over the last 15 years. While this book rings of familiarity, it is still original in its character development. I have always appreciated the author's ability to make his heroes less than heroic, which allows them to be more realistic to the reader. It is with strong emphasis that I recommend this book, and the other two books that accompany it.

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara" is the first of a trilogy, and this particular volume is called "Ilse Witch" (each book is named after a villain). It is set about one hundred and fifty years after the events of the quartet "Heritage of Shannara", and its last remaining character Walker remains in the Druid Keep of Paranor, nursing his dream of creating an independent Druid Council to exist and interact in the Four Lands. This dream is about to be stirred up once more with the discovery of an Elf floating in the ocean by a Wing Rider named Hunter Predd. He is wearing a bracelet and carries a map - a map that shows the way to an island where a great power is said to reside.

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Pretty good, takes a bit to actually get interesting, but leaves you hanging for the second book

A book you can't put down. You can "see it" in your mind and live the charactoers

If you enjoy beieng taken out of this world, you will be caught up in the magic of Isle Witch!

One of the other reviews mentioned that the Shannara series is getting old and tired. However, this is the first Terry Brooks book I have read and thought it was great! I even checked the next two books from the library because I wanted to know what happened next.

Excellent Fantasy Book.

Terry Brooks the master of fantasy tells of the struggle of the mythalogical creatures of elves, druids etc. against the Ilse Witch over a map which leads to a source of magical powers.

Terry Brooks is great. I'm always pleased with his stories. They never fail to entertain. Heck, this man could probably write a shopping list and make it seem a grand adventure.

very enjoyable.

I don't normally read this genre, but enjoyed this one so much that I am going to look for all of the other books by this author.

"When a half-drowned elf is found floating in the seas of the Blue Divide, an old mystery resurfaces. Thirty years ago, an elven prince led an expedition in search of a legendary magic said to be more powerful than any in the world. Of all those who set out on that ill-fated voyage, not one has ever returned.

Until now. The rescued elf carries a map covered with mysterious symbols--and Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, has the skill to decipher them. But someone else understands the map's significance: the Ilse Witch, a ruthless young woman who wields a magic as potent as his own. She will stop at nothing to possess the map--and the magic it leads to.

Thus begins the first volume of a dazzling new adventure in one of the most popular fantasy series of our time."

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