Meanwhile, Walker is alone, caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. 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. But now it seems that Walker and his team were lured there for sinister, unforeseen purposes. “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 )īrave explorers led by the last Druid, Walker Boh, traveled across unknown seas in search of an elusive magic. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).Now in a new unabridged audio edition, read by Raphael Corkhill However, some fans believe that this has been detrimental to the feel and atmosphere of the series. This book marked a new era in the Shannara saga, for it was the first time that Brooks described the use of futuristic technology, including airships as well as robots and lasers from the Old World, skillfully blending fantasy with science fiction. The company chosen by Walker must fly into the face of unknown terrors while the Ilse Witch and her dark allies pursue. Thus begins the voyage of the sleek, swift airship, the Jerle Shannara. To stop her, Walker must find the magic first. She will stop at nothing to possess the map and the magic it leads to. Walker is the only man who can read them.īut there is another: the Ilse Witch, a beautiful but twisted young woman who is as practiced in magic as Walker himself. Thirty years later, Kael is found floating in the sea of the Blue Divide a map is found with him, covered with mysterious symbols. Thirty years ago, the Elven prince Kael Elessedil led an expedition in search of a legendary magic which was said to be the most ancient and powerful in the world. The story follows a quest organized by Walker Boh, the last surviving Druid. It has been 130 years since the events of The Heritage of Shannara series, and the Free-born and the Federation are still at war. Ilse Witch is the first book in The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks.
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