The High Druid's Blade: The Defenders of Shannara (29 page)

She was talking about herself and Sebec. She was explaining to him how hard it could be to accept the way things sometimes worked out.

“I haven’t changed my mind,” he said. “I still want to be at Paranor. I still want to do what you’ve asked of me.”

She smiled then, and the creases in her brow lessened marginally and the light in her eyes brightened.

“Then you shall have your chance.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Terry Brooks is the
New York Times
bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Dark Legacy of Shannara adventures
Wards of Faerie
and
Bloodfire Quest;
the Legends of Shannara novels
Bearers of the Black Staff
and
The Measure of the Magic;
the Genesis of Shannara trilogy:
Armageddon’s Children, The Elves of Cintra,
and
The Gypsy Morph;
The Sword of Shannara;
the Voyage of the
Jerle Shannara
trilogy:
Ilse Witch,
Antrax,
and
Morgawr;
the High Druid of Shannara trilogy:
Jarka Ruus,
Tanequil,
and
Straken;
the nonfiction book
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life;
and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas,
Star Wars
® Episode I
The Phantom Menace
.™ His novels
Running with the Demon
and
A Knight of the Word
were selected by the
Rocky Mountain News
as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.

www.shannara.com

www.terrybrooks.net