Evil will not give up without a fight. . . .

Without the Sword of Shannara, the evil Warlock Lord cannot be defeated. Yet the quest for the mysterious talisman lies in ruins. The intrepid company of warriors assembled by the Druid Allanon to recover the magic Sword has been shattered, dispersed by the Dark Lord’s power. And young half-elf Shea Ohmsford, the last, best hope of all the races, is missing, perhaps captured . . . or worse.

The Warlock’s fearsome armies are on the march. Tens of thousands of bloodthirsty Gnomes and Trolls are poised to sweep down upon the border kingdom of Callahorn, gateway to the peaceful Southland. In mankind’s darkest hour, as Allanon desperately scours the war-ravaged countryside for a sign of the missing Shea, an extraordinary drama of hardship and courage unfolds on the desolate Streleheim Plains. There, his only companions a brash highwayman and a renegade Troll, Shea will find the Sword of Shannara tantalizingly close–and death terrifyingly near. . . .

The Sword of Shannara Part 2: The Druids’ Keep is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in classic fantasy and science fiction for readers 12 and up.

"特里•布鲁克斯（TERRY BROOKS）

美国史诗奇幻文学作家。十岁开始写作。高中时开始尝试多元创作，包括科幻小说、西部小说、冒险小说等等。二十一岁时，拜读了托尔金的《魔戒》后，立下了献身奇幻文学的志向。

1977年出版了首部奇幻小说《沙娜拉之剑I：传奇之剑》，不仅深受读者喜爱，更造成极大反响，使他成为首位登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜的奇幻作家，该书盘踞排行榜长达五个月之久，更被美国Legend游戏软件厂商改编成电子游戏。之后陆续出版了数本“沙娜拉”系列作品，同样畅销，奠定了他在奇幻文学史上不可动摇的地位。

多年来，他持续创作，作品超过25本，其中有23部入围《纽约时报》畅销榜。除了“沙娜拉”相关作品外，还有根据乔治•卢卡斯的电影剧本情节改编的小说《星球大战首部曲：幽灵的威胁》等。其作品以流畅动人的文笔、无穷的想象力、讨喜的角色、新颖的故事概念与错综复杂的情节，引领读者进入奇妙的阅读世界，广受年轻读者青睐，也确立了他最多产、最成功的奇幻小说作家之地位。

有关数据显示，布鲁克斯的奇幻书籍销量仅次于“哈利•波特”系列作者J.K.罗琳，在尚存于世的奇幻作家中排名第二。

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