The Word & The Void: Running With the Demon, A Knight of the Word, and Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Word & The Void: Running With the Demon, A Knight of the Word, and Angel Fire East
Book Review: Awesome book - awesome collection
Summary: 5 Stars
The is a masterpiece that now starts all of Brooks' tales. This collection of the first three books makes it easy to read all of the starting stories for his entire Shannara lineage.Book Review: Engaging and Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
Though written to appeal to a young audience, Brooks weaves his tales so skillfully that it draws you in completely. He gives us engaging characters and settings that are so convincing, easily believable.
I have enjoyed the Shannara series since I was in grade school, but I believe Brooks has created his ultimate masterpiece in this series, surpassing all his previous works.
Book Review: Excellent read!
Summary: 4 Stars
This included all three books in one, the only thing stopping this from being a 5 star was that the cover was a little worn, and that's all. I am pretty particular about my books and this was great fast shipping and great condition! Awesome read!Book Review: Good Reading but not nearly as good as his Shannara series
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved having all three books in one volume and the volume didn't feel nearly as large or akward as the Sword of Shannara and the Heritage of Shannara all in one volumes. It was easy to take on the bus or take on a flight etc. This edition was very well constructed and easy to use for the amount of material that you carried around.
Anyway... to the books.... I thought these were pretty well written books. They had a lot of action (although not nearly as much as his Shannara series did) and a lot of good plot development. The bad guys were truly evil dudes that you wanted to see destroyed at the end. One problem I had is that the main characters of the book, Nest Freemark and John Ross were really not as likeable as I would have liked and some of the story lines were a little depressing as well but what do you expect when demons are running free and they are trying to destroy you more mentally than physically. I really did enjoy the moral implications these stories had and I liked the way he showed how these demons went about destroying people much like Satan does in "real life".
Angel Fire East is easily, in my opion, the best of the three followed by Running with the Demon and my least favorite was a Knight of the Word. The Knight of the Word is extremely predictable whereas the other two are not nearly as much. Running with the Demon probably has the most plot twists and the Demon in the Angel Fire East is by far the most interesting and even somewhat likeable in a twisted sort of way.
Overall very good books just not as good as some of his others and a much different feel than his Shannara series. Also a lot more language and a few sexual situations (although nothing compared to most books nowadays) than in his Shannara series.
Book Review: Good sleep material
Summary: 2 Stars
I was grossly disapointed with this book. It was so boring I used it at bedtime to fall asleep. Not like his Shannara series.