![]() The Skaar Invasion is an exhilarating, intricate portrait of a world at war with itself.”-Tordotcom It engages with familiar conflicts and themes, digging deep into the challenges facing humanity and asking-begging-for us to do better. “Like The Black Elfstone before it, and perhaps even more so, The Skaar Invasion is one of Brooks’s most aggressively political novels. But little do they know that what appeared to be a formidable invading force may only be the forerunner of a much larger army-one intent on nothing less than total conquest. So he knows that if any hope exists, it rests in the hands of the Druid Drisker Arc, now trapped inside vanished Paranor.Īs Drisker races to find the ancient knowledge that could free him, Dar goes in search of Tarsha Kaynin, the young woman blessed with the powerful gift of the wishsong, whose magic could draw Drisker back into the world of the living. Dar Leah, once the High Druid’s Blade, has crossed paths-and swords-with their ruthless leader before. Wielding a magical ability virtually impossible to combat, mysterious invaders defeat the most fearsome Troll armies, then focus their savagery on the Druid order-and all hope seems lost.Įventually the invaders reveal a more human face, but understanding their motives in no way mitigates the brutality of their actions. Following The Black Elfstone, The Skaar Invasion is the second book of the epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series from one of the acknowledged masters of the fantasy genre.But I notice that they're making a second season of this show, and if they want it to be, you know, good, then they're going to have to do a lot better than this barely-passable offering.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Some of the CGI effects aren't too shabby, and I was pleased to note that with a few violent scenes that this isn't a production entirely aimed at the kids. ![]() There's a fantastic role for the reliable Manu Bennett (Crixus from SPARTACUS), who is undoubtedly the best thing in it and who automatically raieses the interest. Not that THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES is all bad. What we do get is a dumbed down script that seems to have gone for the young adult market, so most of the cast is populated by bland youths who simper around and spend far too much of the time navel gazing instead of getting on with stuff. The storyline has been condensed down so that there seems to be a lack of material to fill the episodes. At times the set-bound adventures look like they should be taking place on a stage in some cheesy theatrical production certainly the costumes and in particular the look of the monsters is quite ridiculous. This is closer to IN THE NAME OF THE KING than LORD OF THE RINGS, and in every single episode the lack of a decent budget is more than apparent. What I got was a TV series that verges on the amateur. I'd hoped for something intelligent and authentic, maybe along the lines of GAME OF THRONES, although of course I wasn't foolish enough to expect anything approaching the quality of that production. The stories haven't stayed with me so it was as if I came to this series feeling fresh. Review of Season One: I watched THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES mainly because I'm a fantasy fan and I vaguely remember reading the books some twenty or so years ago.
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