Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3)

Author: Terry Brooks
Published in 2013
Publisher is Del Ray
Available in eBook, paperback, mass market paperback (print length 512 pages), Hardcover & Audiobook
Shannara | Fantasy Action & Adventure | War & Military Action & Adventure

The following review was originally posted on Goodreads: December 2021.

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“What you need is not what you seek.” Witch Wraith, Terry Brooks

Epic Fantasy – The Dark Legacy of Shannara is made up of three novels: Wards of Faerie, Bloodfire Quest & Witch Wraith.

This is the seventeenth book I have read in The Shannara Series. I enjoyed it just as much as the others. The sub series in The Shannara Chronicles, in the order that I have been reading them, are Shannara (4 books), The Heritage of Shannara (4 books), The Voyage of Jerle Shannara (trilogy), High Druid of Shannara (trilogy) and The Dark Legacy of Shannara (trilogy).

The Dark Legacy of Shannara tells a story about the fate of the Four Lands as it hinges on events and a number of characters success or failure in regards to those events. Emotion is strong in Witch Wraith for both the characters and for the reader. Character growth, both positive and negative, is something that really stuck out to me while reading Witch Wraith. I would use the word profound to describe it.

One of my favourite things about The Dark Legacy of Shannara Trilogy is the return to things from previous books: characters, places, relationships, and items. Terry Brooks makes this return new and different. For me, Terry Brooks captured the truth that two people can experience the same thing but each person’s reality of that experience is individual. I feel that Terry Brooks accomplished this brilliantly.

As always, Terry Brooks provides great world building and unforgettable characters. It is truly a thrilling novel. I can’t wait to start the next trilogy, The Defenders of Shannara.

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