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The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara) (Genesis of Shannara) | 
 enlarge | Author: Terry Brooks
Creator: Phil Gigante
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed
Category: Book
List Price: $107.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4250784
Format: Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1423322754
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423322757
ASIN: 1423322754
Publication Date: September 1, 2008 (In 3 Days)
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Product Description
Eighty years into the future, the United States is a no-man’s-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 world’s only hope of salvation – and a score to settle with the demon that massacred his family. Angel Perez, Logan’s 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 destiny’s instrument, must lead the last of humanity to a latter-day promised land before the final darkness falls.
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 Finally, a Great Conclusion August 29, 2008
The last two trilogies ended on whimpers, as far as I am concerned and the build-up did not follow through.
That ended with this trilogy. The Genesis series so far has been great. The story arc begun in Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra had a great climax in The Gypsy Morph. All of the storylines came together and had appropriate ends; all of the characters had their growth, even some entering the sunset in fearful times. The book had some of the grittiest moments seen in any Terry Brooks novel and forced me to put the book down and walk away out of sheer, "OMG, did he just do that?"
If you haven't read all three books, do so. Well worth it! Now we only have to wait to see what happens in this new world and see how Terry Brooks handles it!
 enchanting August 26, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
The world as we know it is long gone. The pendulum for evil has sung forward and demons have come into the open preying on humans. Those people who allied with the demons have become not-men; more predatory beast than human. The bombs fell and plagues followed. Finally the demons destroyed the compounds where mankind tried to survive. The toxic atmosphere led to mutations turning people into monsters. However in this dark dismal planet called earth there remains a small feeble light of survivors of the Word trying to keep humanity from extinction.
The Lady tasks Knight of the Word Logan Tom (not the great volleyball player) to protect the Gypsy Moth, a being born of wild magic. Hawk's magic is going to lead the rest of humanity and the elves to a land where everyone can live in harmony. Elf Kirisin Belloruus is entrusted with the Elfstone to lead and protect his people from the demon horde and their monstrous allies. Hawk agrees to lead the caravan, which picks up travelers on the road as all seek a haven.
The last book in the Genesis of Shannara saga is as magical and enchanting as the entire Brooks mythos is with recurring characters and new protagonists banding together in a last ditch effort to save humanity. All the major questions from the previous fantasy tomes (see THE ELVES OF CINTRA and ARMAGEDDON'S CHILDREN) are answered with no loose ends that matter and an incredible climatic revelation. Though not a stand alone, Terry brooks delivers an outstanding finish with action, intrigue, battles, species that seem real in a time when mankind's time is ticking away.
Harriet Klausner
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