First King of Shannara(英文原版)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Terry Brooks（特里·布鲁克斯） 著
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 1997-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780345396532
• 定价 59.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Shannara Trilogy； Prequel

【内容简介】

HorrifiedbythemisuseofmagictheyhadwitnessedduringtheFirstWaroftheRaces,theDruidsatParanordevotedthemselvestothestudyoftheoldsciences,fromtheperiodbeforethecollapseofcivilizationathousandyearsbefore.OnlytheBremenandafewtrustedassociatesstillstudiedthearcanearts.Andforhispersistence,Bremenfoundhimselfoutcast,avoidedbyallbutthefewfree-thinkersamongtheDruids.

ButhisremovalfromParanorwasnotaltogetheraterriblething,forBremenlearnedthatdarkforceswereonthemovefromtheNorthlands.Thatseeminglyinvinciblearmiesoftrollswerefastconqueringallthatlaytotheirsouth.Thatthescoutsforthearmy--anditsprincipalassassins--wereSkullBearers,disfiguredandtransformedDruidswhohadfallenpreytotheseductionsofthemagicarts.AndthatattheheartoftheeviltidewasanarchmageandformerDruidnamedBrona!

UsingthespecialskillshehadacquiredthroughhisownstudyofMagic,BremenwasabletopenetratethehugecampoftheTrollarmyandlearnmanyofitssecrets.AndheimmediatelyunderstoodthatifthepeoplesoftheFourLandsweretoescapeeternalsubjugationtheywouldneedtounite.But,evenunited,theywouldneedaweapon,somethingsopowerfulthattheevilmagicofBrona,theWarlockLord,wouldfailbeforeitsmight...

【作者简介】

Awritersincehighschool,TerryBrookspublishedhisfirstnovel,TheSwordofShannara,in1977.ItwasaNewYorkTimesbestsellerformorethanfivemonths.Hehaspublishedfifteenconsecutivebestsellerssince,includingthenovelbaseduponthescreenplayandstorybyGeorgeLucas:StarWars?:EpisodeIThePhantomMenace?.HisnovelsRunningwiththeDemonandAKnightoftheWordbothwonthe"RockyAward"givenbyTheRockyMountainNews.

Theauthorwasapracticingattorneyformanyyearsbutnowwritesfull-time.Heliveswithhiswife,Judine,inthePacificNorthwestandHawaii.