• The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax

  • By: Terry Brooks
  • Narrated by: Charles Keating
  • Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (601 ratings)

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The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: Charles Keating
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Publisher's summary

“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)

Brave explorers led by the last Druid, Walker Boh, traveled across unknown seas in search of an elusive magic. But now it seems that Walker and his team were lured there for sinister, unforeseen purposes. As the crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannara is being attacked by evil forces, the Druid’s protégé, Bek Rowe, and his companions are being pursued by the mysterious Ilse Witch. Meanwhile, Walker is alone, caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. It is alive, but not human, coveting the magic of Druids, elves, even the Ilse Witch. It hunts men for its own designs. It is Antrax: a spirit that feeds off enchantment and traps the souls of men. And with it, the fate of the Four Lands hangs in the balance.

Antrax is great, and it confirms Terry’s place at the head of the fantasy world.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass and The Amber Spyglass)

“An engaging read ... fast paced ... Fine storytelling ... Antrax is a satisfying story.” (Associated Press)

©2001 Terry Brooks (P)2001 Random House Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House Inc.

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

"Even readers who haven't read a Terry Brooks title since his classic Sword of Shannara will welcome The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch . . . The action and creatures come fast and furious. . . . This latest volume finds Mr. Brooks' power ascending." --The Dallas Morning 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's books." --Santa Cruz Sentinel

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Good story but only Abridge

What would have made The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara better?

I really wanted to purchase the unabridged version of this book. Since one was not available, I had no choice to buy this one. Hence my overall rating is two stars. I feel the abridge version cuts out too many important parts of the story

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Using logic, one can easily figure out the ending. Since it is part of a series, there is an element of continuation of the story and not really an ending.

Which character – as performed by Charles Keating – was your favorite?

Walker

What character would you cut from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara?

none

Any additional comments?

Make an unabridged version

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Too short

Need the full version of this series. Please add full version as soon as possible.

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abridged

disappointed again an abridged book. Terry Brooks is an amazing writer of fantasy fiction and what ever bean counters thought it would good to shorten a story like this should be fired

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Gave it a 3

Because it was abridged and it felt like it was missing stuff. This narrator was better than the narrator on the previous book though

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needed unabridged version

it seemed to be too short at only 6 hours or so. need unabridged version.

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The abridged books are ok but not great

Some of the pronunciations of words are off when compared to the unabridged books, I would recommend that terry brooks speak with the narrators prior to recording, so uniformity can be maintained.

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Lots of words, but mostly boring.

Terry has done the one thing every writer fears doing... he's dulled. His writing used to be full of such life, his stories dripping with adventure. Where's it all gone? The store-line perhaps is brilliant, but the follow-through is just sad. He skims over sections that could have made great stories and settles down for several chapters on scenes that don't help the plot, instead just contain interesting moments. As soon as a scene starts to get into plot, he drops it and begins to narrate it to us as if we're children who can't understand.

I've always love the shannara series, and the great work he's done in addition, but this is just not his normal stuff.

If you've not read anything else of Terry's, don't read this first or you'lll never come back.

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Can't wait to dive into book 3

I do wish there were unabridged books. Other than that it has been broken down well and is a captivating story.

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Good

This story is not quite as good as the Ilse Witch, but it is still really good and is worth a listen to, the reading is fair could be a little better not much difference in character voices, but I still love the shannara books.

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Great story, bad narrator

Did not like the narrator, he could not pronounce names correctly, was not the best experience.

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