Dark Wraith Of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy #3.5) by Terry Brooks

In The Wishsong of Shannara, Jair and Brin Ohmsford vanquished the evil Mwellrets. Or so they thought. Now the 'Rets are back, and they're plotting anew, this time to find Paranor, the Druid's Keep, and claim its power for their own. To these ends, they have employed a mistress of the black artsthe Croton Witch. Joining his friends Kimber Boh and Cogline the Druid against the Witch, Jair discovers that his Wishsong lets him transform into other living creatures. But the power is seductive, and Jair is increasingly reluctant to return to his true form.

I’m not a fan of graphic novels based on the written word (let comics be comics,) probably because I’ve already imagined these characters, built them in my mind, and the drawings rarely do them justice. So it was with this book. Plus, the drawings were in black and white, rather than in color, another downside. I know the story would have drawn me in if it had been written, rather than drawn. As it was, I found it to be only mildly entertaining.

I did enjoy learning a bit more about Jair and Brin’s futures, but it was only that, only a bit. And, again, I felt they would have been better served had it been in novel form. Of course, considering all the Shannara novels, who’s to say they haven’t been? So, all in all, this isn’t a necessary read, more for the true Shannara fanatic.




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