by Terry Brooks
First published 2005
Grianne Ohmsford, the true High Druid of Paranor, has been usurped and imprisoned in the Forbidding. Her nephew Penderrin must brave dark legends and deadly assassins to uncover the fabled Tanequil - the only hope to free his aunt and restore order to the Four Lands. With time running out, Pen strikes a dire bargain and races against the clock, facing unimaginable perils in his desperate quest.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, high-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, rescue-mission
Setting: Four Lands, Forbidding, Paranor
Period: High Druid of Shannara
368 pages · Paperback · Random House Worlds