Series: Book 25 in the Shannara series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Summary
For centuries the Four Lands enjoyed freedom from its
demon-haunted past, protected by magic-enhanced borders from
the dark dimension known as the Forbidding and the profound
evil imprisoned there. But now the unthinkable is happening:
The ancient wards securing the barrier between order and
mayhem have begun to erode--and generations of bloodthirsty,
monstrous creatures, fueled by a rage thousands of years in
the making, are poised to spill forth, seeking revenge for
what was done to them.
Young Elf Arling Elessedil possesses the enchanted
means to close the breach and once more seal the denizens of
the Forbidding in their prison. But when she falls into the
hands of the powerful Federation's diabolical Prime Minister,
her efforts may be doomed. Only her determined sister, Aphen,
who bears the Elfstones and...