She knew immediately what it was-a Mord Wraith, foul minion of the evil Ildatch! It had come upon them without a sound, caught them unawares, and struck down the Druid. There, stark against the dawn's faint light, a tall black form stood silhouetted, arms raised and leveled, with the red fire spurting forth. Desperately, she sought the maker of that horror and found it not twenty yards away. But she, too, was in mortal danger, and Ildatch waited for Brin to fall into his trap. Only Druid Allanon held the magic power of wishsong that could make plants bloom instantly or turn trees from green to autumn gold. Within the fire, the Druid was hunched down against the shimmering black rock of the valley floor, barely holding back the flames with a faint blue aura. Horror stalked the Four Lands as the Ildatch, ancient source of evil, sent its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Dazed and half blinded by the explosion, Brin Ohmsford struggled to her knees and shielded her eyes as she stared to where red fire burned all about Allanon, wrapping him in crimson coils and flaring out wickedly. A whirling mass of red fire engulfed the Druid, and he disappeared. I will be returning this book.Summary: As Allanon turned to walk away, there was a sudden, terrifying explosion. My advice to the narrator would be try to forget you are acting and imagine two regular guys just talking to each other, not two actors, nor two guys in a theatre performance, but just two regular Joes, and one of them is telling the other guy a story. I realize this is harsh criticism and so I feel it should be accompanied by something that might be useful.
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For me, it is bad enough that I am forgoing a series that I would love to hear. It is too bad, because the narrator has a good voice as a basis for his performance, he just over acts it to such a degree that meaning is lost. For me it amounts to feeling like someone is doing so much blustering that what they are saying gets lost.
I do find punctuated pick ups and slow downs to be a useful narration tool, but this isn't that. Two: when it comes to bits that the narrator seems to think are exciting he uses a fast and forceful "mood" to the reading that sacrifices meaning, and he uses it for long lengths. One: the narrator over emphasizes words (based on the word meaning), and sacrifices sentence meaning to do so. The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks Used acceptable Hardcover Condition Used - Acceptable Binding Hardcover ISBN 13 9780345318237 ISBN 10 0345318234 Quantity-available 1 Seller ThriftBooks Seattle, Washington, United States Seller rating : Description: Random House Publishing Group, 1985.
The narration problem is on a few levels. So, I have decided to forgo the rest of the series and just listen to the ones narrated by Simon Vance. I've started and stopped listening to The Wishsong of Shannara 3-4 times but I just can't get past the 12 hours mark. I had this problem with The Sword of Shannara too (also narrated by Scott Brick), but I was able to push through it. The narration is so overly dramatized that it makes the story line hard to follow. Treat yourself and make sure you get the "unabridged" edition so you don't miss a beat. For those who venture into the Shannara realm you will be rewarded with some of the best storytelling of our time. As for the narration, Scott Brick is the MAN! Anyone who thinks otherwise has obviously never heard Charles Keating butcher these novels. Published: New York : Ballantine Books, 1985. I also found the pace to be much quicker in this book then the other two and much less predictable to figure out who was going to die and what was going to happen. The wishsong of Shannara (Book) Author: Brooks, Terry.
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Terry Brooks is an excellent writer and storyteller and the world he creates is dark yet full of hope. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. There is going to be a good and evil character in it. Terror engulfs the Four Land as the ''Ildatch,'' the ancient book of evil spells sends its Mord Wraiths to bring about the destruction of human life, and Allanon calls on the aid of a descendent of Jerle Shannara. If someone writes a book that has a shark kill someone does that mean its a JAWS ripoff? Of course not. Contrary to an earlier reviewers comments, this is NOT a LOTR knockoff. The Wishsong is clearly the darkest of the trilogy and the best written. I read this trilogy many years ago and was thankful that there was an unabridged version on audible that allowed me to revisit the Shannara stories.
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