Antrax
core novel 2001 Shannara
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (17,550 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-39766-5 |
| First-edition date | 2001-09 |
| Internal chronology | 18 |
Synopsis
The second novel of the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy follows the ship's companions as their search for the lost books of magic takes them to the distant continent of Parkasia, where the group becomes separated. They discover that the legendary magic books are in fact remnants of Old World science, preserved within a vast artificial intelligence called Antrax, which was created to protect the information it holds and has built lasers and robotic guardians called Creepers to repel intruders. Walker Boh becomes trapped within Antrax's domain while Bek Ohmsford, who carries the Sword of Shannara and wields wishsong magic, Ahren Elessedil, who works to recover lost Elfstones, and Quentin Leah, fighting alongside local inhabitants against Antrax's constructs, struggle to survive. The Ilse Witch also confronts Bek with revelations about their shared past even as the larger threat posed by the ancient machine intelligence grows.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shannara
- Series: The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Terry Brooks
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: position 2 of 3: previous Ilse Witch (2000) · next Morgawr (2002)
- Internal chronology, within Shannara: position 18 of 32: previous Ilse Witch (2000) · next Morgawr (2002)
Sources
- Terry Brooks official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannara
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antrax
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