Book Review: The Elfstones of Shannara

I don't recall where or when I learned of The Shannara Chronicles, of which this is the second entry. Maybe I'd seen Terry Brooks' name thrown around and wanted to try part of his most successful series. At least, it's the only one I know to have been adapted to the screen. But the fact that the show was on MTV warned me against high expectations of highbrow elements in the high fantasy.

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I have not decided what to read next, but I've narrowed it down to three books my dad loaded onto a Kindle for me. They are all fantasies, hopefully not cut from the same cloth. I'll give priority to one of the humorous ones.