• The Talismans of Shannara

  • The Heritage of Shannara, Book 4
  • By: Terry Brooks
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,282 ratings)

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The Talismans of Shannara

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: John Lee
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Publisher's summary

The fourth volume of The Heritage of Shannara, which continues one of the most popular fantasy series of all time.

The Shadowmen still swarm over the Four Lands, poisoning everything with their dark magic. And their leader is determined to destroy all the Scions of Shannara. For Walker Boh, he dispatches the Four Horsemen. For Wren, he sends an untrue friend. And for Par, he devises the most terrible fate of all. With these traps cleverly laid, the charges given by the shade of the Druid Allanon are doomed to failure - unless Par can discover a way to harness the power of the Sword of Shannara.

Thus continues the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth....

©2016 Terry Brooks (P)2016 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat." ( Rocky Mountain News)
"If you were delighted and entranced by Michael Ende's The Never Ending Story, you will definitely want to sample one of more of Terry Brooks' books." ( Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Awesome!!

This is an awesome ending to an amazing story that I can't recommend enough. It takes a little while to make it through all 4 books but the payoff is worth it.

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enjoyed series

great ending to the series.. the narrator was solid and told a good story..

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Great listen

Entertaining listen, great narrative Terry brooks continues to keep me coming back for more shannara.

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Repetitive

The only issue I had with this book was it seemed as if 90 percent of the story was the characters taking turns being captured and rescued.
Overall the book had a great story line. But, like I said there was to much capture and rescue attemps.

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I'd give it six stars if I could!

An amazing story, epic in scope, but as close as a bedtime story. Listen to these amazing books, amazing author, amazing narrator!

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love John Lee's narrations!!

love John Lee's narrations!! Wish he narrorated the rest of Terry Brooks books!! The Shannara chronicles are one of my favorite book series! I've downloaded every book!!

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Fantastic

Loved it. Cant get enough of these books. It feels like they just keep getting better

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Did not disappoint

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Elf Queen was my favorite as she showed strength but the book failed at giving her a happier ending then it could have

What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

As all good narration, he gives depth and understanding to the charterers

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Lot of filler in the series that was plain boring in the description of scenery and the series could have been much more enjoyable without it and easily combined into three books

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bad recording

the first word of sentences were cut off. it was so annoying i couldnt finish one of my favorite books.

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A solid and satisfying ending.

About 25 years ago a I was working on a barn at my grandparents house. Then a insert your phobia here) fell off the rafters and landed on me. I flew into the house scared witless and grabbed the first book off the shelf. It happened to be Scions of Shannara. I was enthralled and stayed up all night reading it. The story only got better from there. Talismans is a fitting end to this amazing story.

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