mass market paperback, 434 pages

English language

Published April 17, 1998 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-42258-3
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OCLC Number:
39231365

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4 stars (11 reviews)

In a sleepy steel-mill town, the ultimate battle between Good and Evil is about to begin. The brewing conflict draws John Ross, a Knight of the Word, to town. Nightmares tell him that an ancient horror is coming. Caught between them is Nest Freemark, a 14-year-old-girl with the gift. Now the future of humanity depends upon a man haunted by his dreams and a gifted young girl--two who will discover what survives when hope and innocence are shattered forever. Sinnissippi Park, in Hopewell, Illinois, has long hidden a mysterious evil, locked away from humankind by powers greater than most could even imagine. But now the malevolent creatures that normally skulk in the shadows of the park grow bolder, and old secrets hint at a violent explosion. The brewing conflict draws John Ross to Hopewell. A Knight of the Word, Ross is plagued by nightmares that tell him someone evil is …

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3 stars

I read the 7 core Shannara books back in the day. This was a refreshing work from a well read author. You can't really compare this to the other Brooks books, I picked it because I was interested in how a fantasy writer would work with a modern setting. He did outstanding.

A couple criticisms that come from writing in contemporary times, he writes that the Nest won the 10k Cross Country meet in High School in the Spring. XC is a fall sport and girls don't run the 10k in HS on the track or XC.

Also there seems to be an issue with the year. I think its 1991-92 but I've read other places that its 1997. I don't care about which year July 4 fell on Monday or something like that. There is a reference to 38 year old Vietnam Vet and that's not possible in 97. …

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Subjects

  • Science fiction, American.
  • Ross, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
  • Freemark, Nest (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.