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21st May 2012, 07:16 PM
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| The Fifth Quarter  Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tennessee
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| The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara I'm looking for opinions on this series. I'm about to finish A Dance with Dragons, and would like some insight on these. I read a lot of Terry Brooks when i was younger (in middle school) and I remember enjoying it. I read the Sword of Shannara series. I've also read Angel Fire east and A Knight of the Word. |
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21st May 2012, 07:31 PM
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| is going fishing  Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Netherlands
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| Re: The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara I have all the books, and I enjoyed them. Chronologically, this takes place a long time AFTER the Sword of Shannara series, so you'll be in for a long trip trying to figure out who's who. Don't worry, there's still Ohmsfords  It's a bit more modern than you're used to, since the world has become more technologically advanced since you last visited it, but it still retains its typical Brooks fantasy aura. Get it, really. |
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5th June 2012, 01:41 AM
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| Registered User  Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania
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5th June 2012, 05:36 AM
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| Where matter vanishes...  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland
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| Re: The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Warning: Extremely minor spoiler here. Depending on how far you've already read into the series, you might have already picked up on some of the themes that receive twists in Voyage. I won't say any more to keep from spoiling it for you, but with allowances for the historical references Brooks always includes to tie his stories together, I found it to be a relatively fresh start. If you liked Sword and the way Brooks develops his characters (not just in Shannara but also in Angel Fire East, etc.), I think you will probably like this story, too. |
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19th August 2012, 11:55 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New York
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| Re: The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara I enjoyed the stories well enough when I hadn't been exposed to much fantasy (or books in general), but for me his whole series is a good (albeit cookie-cutter) story with not-so-great writing. I wish I had some recommendations, but ASOIAF is a tough act to follow. |
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