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An elf is found floating in the
sea by the Wing Rider, Hunter Predd. The elf has had his eyes
gouged out and his tongue cut out. Hunter takes him to Bracken
Clell where a map is found in the elf’s possession with
writing from the old days. He is also has on him a bracelet that
identifies him as the older brother of the King of the Elves
that disappeared over 20 years ago on a journey.
Hunter takes
the map and the bracelet to the King, who then sends Hunter to
Walker, the last Druid. But while Hunter is summoning Walker,
the Isle Witch pays a visit to the bedraggled elf, reads his
mind, and then kills him. She knows what the map leads to, but
is unsure of the correct path, since she does not understand
all of the symbols. She has two objectives now; 1) retrieve the
treasure first, and 2) kill her enemy, the Druid Walker. Meanwhile,
Walker returns with Hunter Predd to talk with the King, Allardon
Elessedil.
The King requests that Walker undertake the same journey
his brother did in hope of finding the treasure. Walker agrees
on two conditions: he gets to keep any magic that the elves cannot
use and he also gets to recreate the Council of Druids. The King
agrees before he is brought down by one of the minions of the
Isle Witch. Walker gathers a group that will travel with him
on this long journey that none of them may be coming back from.
Hunter Predd, and two other Wing Riders will accompany the airship
to scout ahead. Truls Rohk, half man – half shape-shifter,
a being never quite visible, hidden deep within the folds of
his cloak, will be used for both his fighting and stealth abilities.
Panax, a warrior dwarf, accompanies Truls Rohk. Ahren Elessedil,
the second son of the dead King is forced onto this journey so
that he is out of the way of the new King and, therefore, is
no threat to the King’s sons in the line of succession.
Redden Alt Mer (Big Red) and his sister, Little Red, are hired
to pilot the airship.
Ryer Ord Star is brought along because
she is a seer that has the ability to dream about the future.
Quentin Leah is on the voyage because of his ability, which he
doesn’t know about, to bring forth the magic of the Sword
of Leah. And, Bek Rowe, a young man born as Ohmsford, is also
brought along to be a cabin boy for Redden Alt Mer…at least
that is what the Druid implies.
Thus, along with a host of elven
hunters, the journey to find the magic of the old world begins.
But little do they know that the Isle Witch has her own plans
and her own airship She is following them at a distance waiting
for her time to pounce on the unsuspecting party.
Terry Brooks returns to the genre
and the world that made him famous: Shannara in Isle Witch, the
first book of the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy. This is a
fantasy book in Terry Brook's wonderful world of Shannara.
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