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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 42
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English
Description
Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destory the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara--Shea being the last of the bloodline, upon whom all hope rested. Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
Horror stalked the Four Lands as the Ildatch, ancient source of evil, sent its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Only Druid Allanon held the magic power of wishsong that could make plants bloom instantly or turn trees from green to autumn gold. But she, too, was in mortal danger, and Ildatch waited for Brin to fall into his trap.
Author
Series
Magic Kingdom of Landover volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
After Ben Holiday purchased Landover, he discovered the magic kingdom has some problems. The Barons refused to recognize a king and the peasants were without hope. To make matters worse, Ben learned he had to duel to the death with the Iron Mask, the terrible lord of the demons, a duel which no human could hope to win.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
First book in the second Shannara series. Three hundred years have passed since Wishsong of Shannara, and magic is forbidden. Then the shade of Allanon summons the descendants of Shea Ohmsford to bring back the magic and restore the Druids.
Author
Series
Magic Kingdom of Landover volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Ben is trapped into returning to the Magic Kingdom by the wizard Meeks. There the wizard casts a spell on Ben to switch appearances with him. Ben becomes an outcast no longer recognized by any friend though all his enemies can still recognize him.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
John Ross, a modern-day Knight of the Word, becomes disillusioned with his quest and turns his back on magic to build a new life with the beautiful Stefanie Winslow, but he does not realize that a fallen Knight makes an irresistable target for the Void, and soon Ross and those he loves are being stalked by evil.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-man's-land: its landscape blighted by chemical warfare, pollution, and plague; its government collapsed; its citizens adrift, desperate, fighting to stay alive. In fortified compounds, survivors hold the line against wandering predators, rogue militias, and hideous mutations spawned from the toxic environment, while against them all stands an enemy neither mortal nor merciful: demons and their...
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For centuries the Four Lands enjoyed freedom from its demon-haunted past, protected by magic-enhanced borders from the dark dimension known as the Forbidding and the profound evil imprisoned there. But now the unthinkable is happening: The ancient wards securing the barrier between order and mayhem have begun to erode-and generations of bloodthirsty, monstrous creatures are poised to spill forth, seeking revenge. Young Elf Arling Elessedil possesses...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
Although some of the goals to keep Shannara safe had been met, the work of Walker Boh, Wren, and Par was not yet done. For The Shadowmen still swarmed over the Four Lands, poisoning all with their dark magic.
12) Antrax
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, and his friends embark on a journey into a mysterious land in search of forbidden magic and encounter an incredibly powerful force known as "Antrax."
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Series
Shannara novels. Fall of Shannara volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Language
English
Description
"Following The Black Elfstone, the second book of the epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series ... Tensions in the Four Lands are high. The mysterious force that laid waste to Paranor has revealed a more human face. While some gain a new understanding of the invaders and what they are after, others continue their existing quests even as the peril rises. For what looked to be a formidable invading force proves only the forerunner of a much...
Author
Series
Shannara novels. Fall of Shannara volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Language
English
Description
"The first book of the triumphant and epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy. The Four Lands has been at peace for generations, but now a mysterious army of invaders is cutting a bloody swathe across a remote region of the land. No one knows who they are, where they come from, or what they are after--and most seem content to ignore these disturbing events. The only people who sense a greater,...
Author
Series
Shannara novels. Word & Void trilogy volume 1
Word and the void volume 1
Shannara novels. Word and Void trilogy volume 1
Word and the void volume 1
Shannara novels. Word and Void trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
On July 4, the town of Hopwell in Illinois, is invaded by demons intent on destruction. Opposing them is Nest Freemark, a girl who has magical powers. The drama comes when a demon announces he is her father.
Author
Series
Magic Kingdom of Landover volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben Holiday, Chicago lawyer and mere mortal turned monarch of enchanted Landover, has grappled with scheming barons, fire-breathing beasts, diabolical conjurers, and extremely wicked witches. None of whom have prepared him for the most daunting of challengersa teenage daughter. Sent by Ben and his beloved sylph bride, Willow, to an exclusive girls prep school, headstrong (and half-magical) Mistaya Holiday has found life in the natural...
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Paxon Leah has joined the Druid Order as a paladin, tasked with protecting the Druids with the aid of his magical sword. But Paxon's toughest assignment will come when he must track down a young musician with newly-manifested magic before a rival sorcerer can corrupt the boy"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Legend has it that Paxon Leah is descended from the royals and warriors who once ruled the Highlands and waged war with magical weapons. Running his familys modest shipping business, Paxon leads a quiet life-until extraordinary circumstances overturn his simple world . . . and rewrite his destiny. When his brash young sister is abducted by a menacing stranger, Paxon races to her rescue with the only weapon he can find. And in a harrowing duel, he...
20) Wards of Faerie
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
During a tumultuous period in the Four Lands, young Druid Aphenglow stumbles on a dangerous secret about an Elven girl's heartbreak and the vanished Elfstones. Set seven years after the High Druid series.