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The Scions of Shannara

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: John Lee
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Since the death of the Druid Allanon, the Four Lands have changed profoundly, with magic strictly forbidden in the Southland, now under totalitarian rule. Yet Par still has some power of the Wishsong. When he accidently brings a mythic horror to life, a man calling himself Cogline drives it away. Cogline brings a message from Allanon: venture to the dread Hadeshorn, along with the other Scions of Shannara. For in the future, all life in the Four Lands will be destroyed. To prevent this terrible fate, Allanon commands Par to recover the long-lost Sword of Shannara, a task that is next to impossible.

Thus continues the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth. . . . Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Magic
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"If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat."
--Rocky Mountain News

"If you were delighted and entranced by Michael Ende's The Never Ending Story, you will definitely want to sample one of more of Terry Brooks's books."
--Santa Cruz Sentinel
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My title says it all but I will detail it a little more.

The narrator has a voice perfectly suited for reading historical works but he is not suited to this type of fiction. He speaks with a strange cadence and ends sentences in an oddly clipped way. I would absolutely love to hear him narrate the history of WW1/2 and/or numerous military campaigns. I do not however understand why he was employed to read this work of fantasy fiction.

John Banks or someone like him would have been a superior choice.

A good story ruined by the narrator.

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The flavour and intensity of the previous books maintained, and I like the fact that the exact underlying cause of all the scion troubles is kept concealed.

What goes around comes around

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The book is as great as I remember, the series one if my favourites of all time, but the narrator isn't great. He has essentially two character voices and read the lines in a quick matter of fact way with a pause in between but no emphasise on any part of the sentence. you do get used to it after a while, or maybe he gets better over time but it still comes in way short of what other narrators on audible manage.

Awesome book but the narrator isn't great.

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Having read all the Shannara books, I downloaded the audio books to listen to while I drove to work etc,

Having listened to the first king of shannara etc read by Scott Brick, I loved it.

Excited to start listening to the scions of shannara, I was sorely disappointed, it wasn’t read by Scott Brick but a gentleman called John Lee.

His narrative of the book appeared horrendous , he seems to accentuate the word at the beginning end end of a sentence. It’s not free flowing. PAR spoke softly TO everyone.

I’m tempted to skip this one and move on to the next book that is read by Scott Brick.

I pray that John Lee was only given a few of the shannara to narrate.

I will check who is narrating the books before I purchase.

Narration is horrendous

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Terry Brooks has always been a firm favourite author of mine. And, like with most of his works, this was an enjoyable and exceptional book. It was also narrated beautifully.

stunning listen

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