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A review by js_warren
Scions Of Shannara by Terry Brooks
3.0
I remember enjoying this series more than the first, and it appears that my memory was correct (for once), because this was a good start. It was by no means perfect--Brooks' meandering, overly-descriptive storytelling continues to detract from my enjoyment a bit--but he's opening things up and beginning to deviate from the formulaic feel of the original trilogy.
Reading this right after the first trilogy (rather than years in between as I had originally done) underlined how much of this story's foundation was built on the original trilogy, especially "Wishsong," and allowed me to better appreciate the subtleties of that connection. Binging content is the best way to go when your memory is crap.
I still say you can skip "Sword" altogether, though. It continues to have little direct connection to the overarching story, so it's effectively little more than a bloated, cringey prologue.
Reading this right after the first trilogy (rather than years in between as I had originally done) underlined how much of this story's foundation was built on the original trilogy, especially "Wishsong," and allowed me to better appreciate the subtleties of that connection. Binging content is the best way to go when your memory is crap.
I still say you can skip "Sword" altogether, though. It continues to have little direct connection to the overarching story, so it's effectively little more than a bloated, cringey prologue.