The Sorcerer's Daughter: The Defenders of Shannara

The world of Shannara is brimming with untold stories and unexplored territory. Now bestselling author Terry Brooks breaks new ground with a standalone adventure that€s sure to thrill veteran readers and recent converts alike.

The mysterious, magic-wielding Druid order has existed for long ages, battling any evil that threatens the Four Lands€"and struggling to be understood and accepted by outsiders. But their hopes of building goodwill are dashed when a demon€s murderous rampage at a peace summit leaves their political opponents dead€"casting new suspicions upon the Druids and forcing them to flee from enemies both mortal and monstrous.

Paxon Leah, the order€s appointed protector, knows that blame lies with Arcannen Rai, the vile sorcerer he has battled and defeated before. But there€s no time to hunt his nemesis, if he is to lead the wrongfully accused Druids to their sanctuary. It is a quest fraught with danger, as a furious government agent and his army snap at their heels, and lethal predators stalk them in the depths of the untamed wilderness.

But Arcannen is playing a deeper game than Paxon realizes. Paxon€s sister possesses a powerful magic that the sorcerer longs to control€"but Arcannen has not reckoned with the determination of his own estranged daughter, Leofur, who is also Paxon€s devoted lifemate. Leofur sets out on a perilous quest to thwart her father€s desires€"while the vengeful Arcannen conjures his blackest magical skills, determined to destroy them all . . . and claim the most powerful of magics for his own.