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BROOKS**, TERRY: : FIRST KING OF SHANNARA. [Author SIGNED bookplated copy.]

LONDON.LEGEND BOOKS LIMITED,1996.

ISBN 0099601915.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,publisher's bookplate,1st edn. FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's SIGNED (UK) Random House bookplate pasted to the half-title page with author's signature - without dedication or date. [Books publishing details lists This edition first published by LEGEND Books Limited/an imprint of Random House UK Limited,1996,along with First published in Great Britain in 1996 by Random House UK Limited.] Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Keith Parkinson,illustrated front of dw/dj with author's capitalised,glossy,embossed,gilt-edged,white-lettered name,other similarly coloured but lower-cased,lettered title with other flat printed,white-lettered credited 'The sequel to the best-selling SHANNARA series' - to front of dw/dj.A black glossy spine with author's,flat printed,capitalised,white-lettered name at head,colour thumbnail illustration detail from front's artwork,flat printed,white-lettered title and publisher's capitalised, white-lettered name and colour illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with white-lettered prose extract/synopsis to a black background background.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with ubiquitous ageing/toning but still generally clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,with minimal page-edge toning,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine and immaculate,clean,coloured map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 489pp [paginated] includes 34 chapters; plus [unpaginated] author's SIGNED bookplated half-title page,title page,a dedication,and a Fall of Paranor separator page. Terry Brooks,having written more than 40+ books,3/4s of which are related to one another. If read chronologically,it will spoil your reading of the epic Shannara series.For example, 'First King of Shannara' despite being a 'prequel' to 'The Sword of Shannara' would be best read after finishing 'The Heritage of Shannara' series - which includes The Scion of, The Druid of, The Elf Queen of and 'The Talismans of Shannara'- see my book ID rja117524 for UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edn example.                  Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age.It is only the toning faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it's lack of other age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book of this age.                                      The prequel to the 'Shannara' Series.            Set 500 years before "The Sword of Shannara",this is the story of the fall of the Druids and their city,Paranor. Horrified by the misuse of magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races,the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years before.Only the Bremen and a few trusted associates still studied the arcane arts.And for his persistence, Bremen found himself outcast,avoided by all but the few free-thinkers among the Druids. But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing,for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands.That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south.That the scouts for the army - and its principal assassins - were Skull Bearers,disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts.And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona! Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic,Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets.And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite.But,even united, they would need a weapon,something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona,the Warlock Lord,would fail before its might. . .                                        Dark forces are on the move from the Northlands, and Bremen, an outcast Druid,learns of the huge Troll armies on the march and the Skull Bearers who act as their spies.To save the Druids,Bremen must convince the people of the Four Lands that their only hope lies in uniting - and in using the magic they fear above all else.                       Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                            N.B. 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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,publisher's bookplate,1st edn.
Author SIGNED bookplate - without dedication.

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