The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr

Once again Terry Brooks has proven he is still one of the top fantasy fiction writers. This trilogy started out slowly but got better with each book. Morgawr finishes it off with a typical Terry Brooks finish. The only negative thing I can say is that he left a few threads hanging. Hopefully he will pick up on those in his next book.

Though some say that it was a remake of previous books, it was not. It had a few similair features, but those things are also the same things that have been happening throughout the entire series. Its always the same thing... in a sense. But you can say that about many series if you look at them right. The only reason people say that about this series is because they are still trying to do the same thing that they were trying to do in the first series. You cant say that this is a remake of the previous series, when in reality it is just a new way for them to try and accomplish a task that has been long forgotten by all but the druids. Now i dont want to ruin the rest for you but it is really a good book and is a little bit more intense than the others in this series. The only problem is that it doesn't have a climax.. HOLD ON! Thats because the whole book is a climax! So if your unsure, go to a library and check it out, it will be worth it!

Terry Brooks has written another masterpiece. This book is truly exciting and left me on edge throughout. In this installment, he focuses on the group of adventurers after the destruction of Antrax, the evil magical force from book two. Druid Walker Boh has been left mortally wounded from his encounter with Antrax, and the Ilse Witch was forced to confront her evil doings by the Sword of Shannara. The Witch, who has finally accepted that she is Grianne Ohmsford, Bek's sister, withdraws deep within herself after seeing the vision in the Sword. She is unable to forgive herself for what she had become and completely shut herself off from everyone, including Bek. However, Bek is determined to break through to her and release her from her trance-like state. Meanwhile, the evil Morgawr, a magical creature thousands of years old and the trainer of the Ilse Witch, has commandeered a fleet of airships to seek out the Witch and destroy her. He will stop at nothing until the Witch is either dead or he has sucked the lifeforce from her. There are many adventures throughout as the Morgawr attemts to capture the Witch and as the group tries to escape. The airship battles are told in vivid detail, as well as the various encounters the group comes upon. The book is excellent. I could not put it down. It is loaded with action and adventure on every page and left me wanting more. The ending is a real cliff hanger and sets the stage for the next trilogy, which is due to start next year. I highly recommend this book. It is a fitting conclusion to the "Voyage" trilogy.

The struggle between science and magic, good and evil comes to a fresh conclusion in the final book in The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy. Of course, we know that good will triumph. To be critcal on that point is to miss the thrust of the trology entirely. The beauty of fantasy is partly in the journey each character takes toward revelation and maturation. There are the twin themes of redemptioon and forgiveness, and those themes are embraced by loyalty and love.Without giving anything away, it is obvious this not the end of the Shannara books. Mr. Brooks has provided a glimpse into the world beyond this trilogy - a world yet to be explored.I can hardly wait.

Man, I just got done reading Morgawr and boy do I want more!!In the latest installment. Brooks lets us know the outcome of the Jerle Shannara crew. He left the ending with a cliffhanger, so I know there will be more to this story, just under a different trilogy surname.The crew of the Jerle Shannara, stranded on Parkasia, has suffered a crushing defeat and has crashed into a mountainside, crippling their ship, and losing valuable parts through the hull.THey must find a way to get off the ground.The Isle Witch has gone into a catatonic state since her encounter with the Sword of Shannara, and the Morgawr hunts her relentlessly. Bek Ohmsford tries in vain to bring her out but to no avail. He is new to his power so he cannot fight Morgawr.The relationship between Rue Meridian and Bek continues to develop. Rue does not know what to make of Bek's love for his sister. She has a burning hatred for the Isle Witch that she intends to see Furl Hawken avenged.Ahren Elessedil and Ryer Ord Star are captured by the Morgwr and his rets, and somehow during this capture, he loses the Elfstones, his only protection. Meanwhile Ryer Ord Star becomes the willing accomplice to the Morgawr, telling him where the other members of the crew are.Quentin Leah still searches for Bek, constantly asking himself if he has done the right thing by leaving him. While being pursued by the Mwellrets, he and the rindge, along with Panax, cause a rockfall on a mountainside, but something goes wrong and he is swept away in the slide...All this and the confrontation between the Isle witch and the Morgawr comes to a breathtaking end when Brooks leaves off with such an ending that like me it should leave you "DROOLING FOR MORE!!!"