Antrax [Import] [Unbound]

Terry Brooks (Author)

Product Details

• Unbound
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0345449444
• ISBN-13: 978-0345449443
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra; 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(R): Episode I The Phantom Menace.(tm) 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.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupid cliffhangers!, June 30, 2002

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Lydia Frederick (Owosso, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antrax (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 2) (Hardcover)

I've read the entire Shannara series since I was introduced to The Sword of Shannara two years ago, in high school. I read the last book in the series, Isle Witch, last year. Luckily for me, Antrax was released about a week after I finished it.
I just finished this book last night, and I cursed Terry Brooks and his evil, evil tendency to write cliffhangers. He gave me four or five different cruel cliffhangers to chew on, and I felt ready to destroy something! I HAVE to know how this ends!! I eagerly await the release of Morgawr in September.
The book was very absorbing, just like the rest of the Brook's books, and I found it very easy using my imagination to imagine the world they were in. That's the nice thing about Terry Brook's writing - he's so descriptive.
Long live the Sword of Shannara!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terry Brook's best, December 2, 2002

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Joseph L. Frankovitch "eternityshard" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antrax (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax" had me completely spellbound throughout its entirety. I finished this book and quickly decided that it was by far the best in a long line of great novels by Terry Brooks. The character development is excellent; the plots are intriguing; and the twist are fascinating.

Even after finishing the third in the series, Morgawr, Antrax still gets my vote as Terry brooks best effort ever. Many criticize his Shannara novels for following similar plotlines every time, but a fantasy novel is a fantasy novel. And if you like fanatasy novels, then Antrax will most definitely sit prominently on your bookshelf.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!, May 19, 2002

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Allen Westphal (Raleigh, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antrax (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 2) (Hardcover)

Terry Brooks does it again.

Fascinating epic of the continuing saga of the heirs of Shannara. Terry Brooks introduces a new cast of characters that have been well developed leaving the reader with a sense of kinship to them all.

If there is a downside to the book, it would be that it mirrors too closely "the Matrix". To the Shannara fan, I do not feel that it takes anything away from the book, but I do believe that, to the new Shannara reader, it may act as a hinderance to those who will feel that the plot is a "poor imitation".

All in all the book is magical. The reader will be transported to another world. There is a part of each of us in every character. I highly recommend it.