The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara, Book 3)

ISBN: 0345484150

Author: Brooks, Terry

Condition: New

About the AuthorTerry Brooks has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. He is the author of more than thirty books, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.Product DescriptionTerry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed new depths and vistas to his mastery of epic fantasy. Armageddons Children and The Elves of Cintra took Brookss remarkable mythos to a breathtaking new level by delving deep into the history of Shannara. And now, The Gypsy Morph rounds out-with an adventure of unforgettably imaginative scope-the first phase of a new chapter in this classic series.Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-mans-land: its landscape blighted by chemical warfare, pollution, and plague; its government collapsed; its citizens adrift, desperate, fighting to stay alive. In fortified compounds, survivors hold the line against wandering predators, rogue militias, and hideous mutations spawned from the toxic environment, while against them all stands an enemy neither mortal nor merciful: demons and their minions bent on slaughtering and subjugating the last of humankind.But from around the country, allies of good unite to challenge the rampaging evil. Logan Tom, wielding the magic staff of a Knight of the Word, has a promise to keep-protecting the worlds only hope of salvation-and a score to settle with the demon that massacred his family. Angel Perez, Logans fellow Knight, has risked her life to aid the elvish race, whose peaceful, hidden realm is marked for extermination by the forces of the Void. Kirisin Belloruus, a young elf entrusted with an ancient magic, must deliver his entire civilization from a monstrous army. And Hawk, the rootless boy who is nothing less than destinys instrument, must lead the last of humanity to a latter-day promised land before the final darkness falls.The Gypsy Morph is an epic saga of a world in flux as the mortal realm yields to a magical one; as the champions of the Word and the Void clash for the last time to decide what will be and what must cease; and as, from the remnants of a doomed age, something altogether extraordinary rises.ReviewPraise for Terry BrooksA great storyteller, Terry Brooks creates rich epics filled with mystery, magic, and memorable characters. If you havent read Terry Brooks, you havent read fantasy.-Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and BrisingrTerrys place is at the head of the fantasy world.-Philip Pullman, author of The Golden CompassThe Elves of CintraHair-raising . . . [a] fascinating group of characters tackling harrowing and inspiring life and death issues.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)Plenty of thrills.-Entertainment WeeklyExcerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.CHAPTER ONEWills walked the empty corridors of Hell, looking for the code. He walked these same corridors every day, all day, searching, thinking that there had to be someplace he had overlooked and that on this day he would find it. But he never did. And knew in his heart that he never would.It was over. For all of them. In more ways than one. The others were already a long time dead. The entire command, wiped out by whatever virus had wormed its way in, sliding down through the air vents past the filters and cleaners and medico screens and whatever other safeguards the builders had installed all those years ago. They hadnt all died at once, of course. Eight of them had, and that was now more than two years ago. At least, thats how long he thought it had been. Time was uncertain. The rest had died one by one, some sickening right away, others staying healthy and providing false hope that a few might survive.But none of them had. Only him. He had n