Fabulous reads – Shannara’s end is nigh

The Skaar Invasion (The Fall of Shannara #2), Terry Brooks, Jonathan Ball Publishers, ISBN: 9780356510187

IT is difficult to imagine that there are just two more books left before the world of Shannara comes to a close.
The second book in the tetralogy continues intricately crafted story arcs of Tarsha Kaynin, Drisker Arc and Ajin d’Amphere, with the introduction of one Shea Ohmsford.

While the story is interesting, you will find certain character’s plots more intriguing than others – especially in this novel.

Drisker Arc is trapped in Paranor and spends the entire 367-page novel seeking an escape. I cannot begin to tell you how I began to despise reading his chapters.

Tarsha Kaynin is an all-powerful magic user, as we saw in the previous book, but in The Skaar Invasion she only uses her powers twice, and doesn’t fail to underwhelm you as a reader.

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Shea’s character is only introduced later on in the book and, while he feels like a bit of an afterthought, I am definitely keen to see how his storyline evolves in book three.

Ajin probably has the most intriguing chapters of them all. The action and subterfuge that has been knitted into her chapters are a pure delight. She is such a complex character and makes for wonderful reading.

Overall, the book holds well on its own and was only bumped up to a four-star rating because of that ending. Oh my, what an ending it was!

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