Quin S. (Quin) reviewed Running With the Demon (Word and Void Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
If you're looking for swords, the Silver River, elves etc- they aren't here... yet. A prequel series (capable of standing on its own), this first book introduces us to the world that spawned Shannara and (not entirely surprisingly) it turns out to be our own. The first few chapters seem a bit 'off' (because they are? Or because you've already read the rest?) but if you stick with it you'll find a good story and if you read the next 2 in the series you'll see where it ever so slightly starts to pull toward Shannara just in time for the newest series (Genesis of Shannara) to finish piecing it together for you.
Susan J. B. reviewed Running With the Demon (Word and Void Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 192 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Well, Terry Brooks does it again. Read all night.
Brand new book.
Brand new book.
Jeff B. (Dazzy) reviewed Running With the Demon (Word and Void Trilogy, Bk 1) on + 92 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Number one of a fantastic trilogy on good vs. evil...Knight of the Word...Angel Fire East
It wasn't a bad book, exactly, but I found the storyline to be a bit sparse and mundane, and I skimmed the last half of the book because I thought it was really pretty boring. I don't quite understand how other reviewers found it "enthralling" because so much of it seems plodding. Also, how many times does Brooks really need to tell us that the feeders are at the edges of our vision or invisible to most people? And how many times does he have to remind us that only certain people can see the demon? It seems like this is the author's way of avoiding lengthy visual descriptions -- it's easier just to portray the creatures as "indistinct", or to say that Nest's magic just "happens" without explaining the mechanisms.
To me, compared to many of Terry Brooks' books in the Shannara series, this seems like an amateur attempt. Of course, I also think some of his later books in the Shannara series become too repetitive, so a departure from his usual formula is a change for the better -- even if it didn't hold my interest at all.
To me, compared to many of Terry Brooks' books in the Shannara series, this seems like an amateur attempt. Of course, I also think some of his later books in the Shannara series become too repetitive, so a departure from his usual formula is a change for the better -- even if it didn't hold my interest at all.
Helpful Score: 1
Although it's not set in a fantasy environnment, it's still pretty typical Terry Brooks. it's entertaining enough.
