Brooks, Terry. The gypsy morph (Genesis of Shannara).
Ballantine (Random), 2008, 402p, $27.00, 978-0-345-48414-7
This final volume in the Genesis of Shannara series does not disappoint. It brings together Knights of the Word, Logan Tom and Angel Perez, with the Elves of Cintra and the Gypsy Morph of the title, a boy born of wild magic named Hawk. They have the daunting task of saving mankind from the forces of evil, represented by the demons and half-men who represent the Void. The action is break-neck, perils abound, the characters a well drawn. The threads from all the previous books are so deftly woven that the fantasy world is real and palpable. This is Brooks at his finest, weaving the mythology of Shannara and the gritty modernism of the Word and Void into a beautiful and complex tapestry.
Highly recommended for high school and public library fantasy collections. This ending provides a beginning, and will make fans and readers want to start the Shannara story all over again. PN
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