This quick, exciting adventure won't disappoint Brooks's fans, and it is a terrific way to hook reluctant readers, who will want to pick up one of the many Shannara novels to find out more about these characters. Although the art is classic comic book style and it is printed in standard left-to-right form, the novel should have great appeal to those who like fantasy-adventure manga because of its tone and subject matter. The black-and-white art is expressive and uses creepy shadow to convey the black arts at work. This exciting story sets the stage for a sequel. Using magic, he is able to call forth and become Weapons Master Garet Jax, although this power puts his own soul in jeopardy.

Here Jair is called to destroy the last fragment of the Ildatch. The characters and action are true to the Shannara legacy. Now the story continues in graphic-novel form. It seemed as though the siblings had fulfilled their Ohmsford heritage and vanquished the foe–the operative word being seemed. It was a battle in which they lost many friends, including Jair's most trusted companion, Weapons Master Garet Jax, who had appeared invincible. Grade 10 Up–At the end of the Shannara trilogy (Random, 1987), Brin and Jair Ohmsford used their wishsong power to destroy the Ildatch, the ultimate in dark magic books, and save the world from evil.

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