Antrax (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 2)
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Antrax is the second book in the Voyage of Jerle Shannara trilogy, part of an epic started by famed fantasy writer Terry Brooks more than two decades ago with The Sword of Shannara. In this installment, we join the Druid Walker Boh and his companions in the search for Antrax--a powerful and malevolent technological guardian. Walker believes Antrax's magic is potent enough to help restore the Druid council to the Four lands, a struggle that has consumed his life. But while the unlikely heroes journey in the Jerle Shannara across the Blue Divide to the city of Castledown, the Druid's archnemesis--the Ilse Witch--and her band of Mwellrets closely follow in an airship of their own. The race is on, and the prize is the power of Antrax. Meanwhile, Bek Rowe discovers that his destiny is inextricably linked with the Ilse Witch herself. Mixing several subplots into the main story, Brooks cooks up a satisfying stew of fantasy with just a taste of science fiction. Brooks quickly reels the reader in with nonstop action, and, in classic style, leaves the reader yearning for the third and final installment, Morgawr. --Robert Leavengood |
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Wow! And I mean wow! This book is great. Forget everything you've heard about the sophmore slump, or any of that. This book is the absolute best thing I have ever read that tried to somehow mesh the disparate worlds of sci-fi and fantasy into something that doesn't do disservice to both. Terry Brooks is just the author to do it. He loves both (allowed to pen a Star Wars screenplay adaptation) and is good at both and now has given us a book fans of both genres can treasure.
Antrax continues the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara with the "meat" of the trilogy sandwich. This book gives us what we have been longing to find out. What is at the core of the "old world" and what sort of things have been lost for 2 and a half centuries? What is this dark force that would keep us from getting there. And what happens when magic and technology collide?
I can't answer this question without spoiling a really superb book, and this is the first time I will actually give this kind of reverence to a book I have reviewed. You really have to read this to find out. Because, it is that good.
All sorts of character driven relationships that are in this book are explored and developed richly. All sorts of plots and subplots arise with unexpected results. And, the cliffhanger comes right out of nowhere. It is one of those 'just when you thought it was safe' sort of moments. It really is extrordinary in pacing and development. I'd even dare to say perfect, though I'm sure I could find more flaws given enough to time to quell my elation. However, I felt compelled to review this just after putting the book down, because it impressed me so.
I don't know what exactly made this book so spectacular. I'm not sure if it was just the novelty of sci-fi fantasy combined, but I would give credit to the characters. They are by far my favorite cast of any Terry Brooks book bar none. There is a character in there for everybody. Someone you can really enjoy following. And the drama is amazing.
Some elements are clearly borrowed. "Wronks" are clearly cyborgs, which could be from any of numerous sci-fi adaptations, with the Terminator coming to mind, but more reminiscent of the Borg from Star Trek. "Creepers" sound so much like "Scorpionk" from the Transformers movie that it would seem that Spielberg borrowed the concept. But hey, I think giant scorpions have been around since Jason and Argonauts, so it really isn't that new an idea. But, really, the borrowed elements didn't feel all that borrowed, since they were doing battle with elves and fantasy type heros, which is clearly a new idea.
I can't say exactly how, but Terry Brooks has pushed all my book loving buttons when he pennned this book. This is really one of my favorite books of all time. Needless to say, you ought to buy this book |
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