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Jarka Ruus (High Druid of Shannara) Paperback – 26 July 2005

by Terry Brooks (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 633 ratings
Twenty years after renouncing her former life as the dreaded Ilse Witch, Grianne Ohmsford leads a new Druid Counsel dedicated to defending the Four Lands but falls prey to enemies who refuse to forgive her earlier deeds, a situation that prompts her nephew and his companions to embark on a perilous rescue mission. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The High Druid of Shannara
  2. Print length
    398 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Del Rey
  5. Publication date
    26 July 2005
  6. Dimensions
    14.35 x 2.29 x 20.8 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0345483898
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0345483898
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Terry Brooks isNew York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, includingThe Sword of Shannara, The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch,Antrax, and Morgawr, and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas:Star Wars®: Episode I The Phantom Menace™. His novels Running with the Demon andA Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century.

The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 26 July 2005
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 398 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345483898
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345483898
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 318 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.35 x 2.29 x 20.8 cm
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The High Druid of Shannara
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 633 ratings

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Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra; The Sword of Shannara; the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, and Straken; the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, Star Wars(R): Episode I The Phantom Menace.(tm) His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.

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"A brilliant book just like all the others. I have read all the stannary books and would recommend them to anyone" Read more

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  • Bhupinder Matharu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quality book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2024
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    Great addition to my collection
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  • Mark R
    5.0 out of 5 stars Continuing the adventure
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2018
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    Have been reading about the four lands for more years than I wish to remember; it never grows stale, characters still remain fresh, believable and engaging.
    As you finish you want to move straight to the next volume.

    Whilst this story stands alone, not overly referencing previous sets, the rich history of the series is maintained.

    I've been meaning to read for a while, so glad I made the time, didn't want to put it down.
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  • Meg in wales
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2017
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    Good read. A shame that the following books are too expensive now.
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  • A. ROBERTS
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to transport to a different world.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2011
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    Read TERRY BROOKS books. My recent purchase of Jaaka Ruus was to complete my reading of the Shannara epic. I was not disappointed.
    Terry brooks was able as always just like the storytellers of old transport me from this humdrum world for a period. That is the beauty of a good tale
    you can while you are reading it forget worries and relax. Let the story take over. Terry Brooks can like all good storytellers capture your imagination.
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  • Michael-t
    5.0 out of 5 stars Story Line.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2017
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    As always Terry leads you on a up and down story line, he goes from one story line and then he jumps to a nother but this is whet makes him a Master of what he Does.
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  • Doreen Bird
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2017
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    A brilliant book just like all the others. I have read all the stannary books and would recommend them to anyone
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Consistent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2019
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    Ok a bit long in tooth now
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  • Michael Dickens
    5.0 out of 5 stars fantasy and adventuring are my line
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2018
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    Like the mixture of magic and logic and surpring enough what I do with books is read them and get lost in the story
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2018
    Like the mixture of magic and logic and surpring enough what I do with books is read them and get lost in the story
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Terry Brooks series
    Reviewed in Australia on 15 May 2017
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    Fantastic series!
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  • Frank Seco
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 12 June 2018
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    excellant
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  • Joel Dalton
    5.0 out of 5 stars A solid book in one of the best sets in this series.
    Reviewed in the United States on 31 January 2017
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    I'm currently re-reading the entire series from start to finish. I'm on the 3rd book of this particular trilogy. "Jarka Ruus" takes us into the lives of the characters from the last set books, a couple of decades down the road. This is a first for this series as it's usually a leap of a few hundred years.

    You get to see the characters after their big adventures. Some of them have settled down into comfortable lives and others are still dealing with consequences of their past actions and responsibilities they shoulder.

    This book sets up the pieces for the second books which has had one of the biggest emotional impacts on me of any of them so far. All of Terry Brooks Shannara books are enjoyable, but not all of them make you feel strongly. That's true with many books. You feel sad, happy, etc... But with all the reading I've done over the years, there are certain books that really make you feel strongly. You'll laugh out loud at something particularly funny or cry at something sad. It's a mark of skill when an author can get that kind of reaction from a person, simply through monochrome letters on a page. This is a solid book in one of his best "mini-series" within the Shannara world.

    Again, I'm re-reading the series, because I've gotten way behind, but I hope this marks an increase in the author's writing skill through the rest of the series and not a one off.

    This book is definitely worth the read. If you're starting off in the series, I recommend going from the beginning, but you should read the previous "mini-series" before this one, because you'll know where the characters are coming from.
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  • Intuit
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in Canada on 4 December 2022
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    good read.
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  • Melvin Anderson
    4.0 out of 5 stars every thing happens to the Ohmsfords
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 November 2011
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    Griane Ohmsford starts out the book as the leader of the druids but this does not last long. Brooks develops a lot of action and condenses his time to get it all in. New characters are introduced as well as old ones, from previous books, showing up as major characters or at least the Ilse Witch is, maybe she is the only one. A lot of references to the voyage of the Jerle Shannara are made and characters prominent in that trilogy show up in this, although Terry gets rid of two of them after they have shown promise of taking over this trilogy. From that we know we are being restricted to what characters we shall follow.
    But it is all done rationally. The Ard Rhys and her nephew take their places reluctantly, if left to their own devices they would rather have stayed at home and led a quiet life. Instead plots are laid to get rid of them, as well as a few others, and the book rocks on with its characters slaying one another or causing their disappearance but our sympathies are shown to lie along certain lines, with certain charaters. Pen and Cinnaminson are presented for our review, our sympathies aroused, and the plot begins to unfold. The Ard Rhys is magically transported to the Forbidding, the King of the Silver River appears and assigns Pen his duty, Tagwen is along for the ride, the comic relief, and we need that; misfortune falls on our friends fast and furious. The bad Druids are chasing them, to prevent the Ard Rhys's return. Gar Hatch, Cinnaminson's father, and crew are killed and Cinnaminson is captured, forced to search for Pen. Grianne is trapped in the Forbidding, looking for a way out. Pen and his crew had been found by the Galaphile but had fought their way out, exploding the warship but losing Ahren Elessedil. This knowledge had been learned by the conspirators back at Druid Keep and was being acted on. It is now time for Book Two,
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