The Talismans of Shannara is the conclusion to the sequence started in The Scions of Shannara and continuing in The Druid of Shannara and The Elf Queen of Shannara. All the story threads come together. Coll risks everything to save Par from complete madness. Wren and the returned Elves fight against the Shadowen controlled armies of the Federation. Walker fights the Four Horsemen. It all culmanates at Rainbow Lake where the Scions search for the missing Wren. Par comes face-to-face with his worst fears and the secret behind the Shadowen's power is revealed. It all sets up the events of the Voyage trilogy and the close of this sequence put Terry Brooks in his own league.
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