The third stand-alone Shannara novel in the Defenders of Shannara series, following The High Druid’s Blade and The Darkling Child, easily accessible to new readers of epic fantasy. The daughter of a reviled sorcerer, Leofur is nothing like her dreaded father. When her life-partner, Paxon Leah, leaves on a dangerous mission, Leofur protects Paxon’s sister. When she is abducted Leofur is forced to choose between saving Paxon from a mission gone badly awry, or hiring the services of the best tracker in the world to go after her life-partner’s sister.

Udgivet af Del Rey 

Terry Brooks
Amerikansk fantasy forfatter og tidligere advokat. Brooks fik udgivet sin første roman , The Sword of Shannara" i 1977. Den blev en bestseller og han har skrevet nye bøger i serien lige siden. Han var den første fantasy forfatter som kom på bestsellerlisterne. Udover "Shannara" serien skriver Brooks også serien, "Magic Kingdom" samt "A Knight of the Word" serien. Han regner med at skrive en ny "Magic Kingdom" bog snart.