The Sorcerer's Daughter
core novel 2016 Shannara
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (3,900 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 978-0-345-54082-9 |
| First-edition date | 2016-05-24 |
| Internal chronology | 28 |
Synopsis
Concluding the Defenders of Shannara trilogy, the novel follows Paxon Leah, protector of the Druid order, as he leads a group of wrongfully accused companions to safety after a demon attack at a peace summit leaves them framed for murder. Paxon's old nemesis, the sorcerer Arcannen Rai, seeks to seize control of the powerful magic possessed by Paxon's sister, Chrysallin, but finds unexpected opposition from his own estranged daughter, Leofur, who happens to be Paxon's devoted partner and sets out on a perilous quest to thwart her father's designs. As Arcannen turns to his darkest magical skills to pursue his aims, Paxon and his companions must evade both governmental authorities and monstrous pursuers across a dangerous wilderness, contending with prejudice against the Druid order and the fractures within Arcannen's own family along the way.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shannara
- Series: Defenders of Shannara core; position 3 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 Defenders of Shannara: position 3 of 3: previous The Darkling Child (2015)
- Internal chronology, within Shannara: position 28 of 32: previous The Darkling Child (2015) · next The Black Elfstone (2017)
Sources
- Terry Brooks official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannara
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222298/the-sorcerers-daughter-by-terry-brooks/
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