Morgawr (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Series #3) Book

Yes! When I wrote my review of Antrax, I was slightly disappointed, but eagerly anticipated an amazing conclusion to the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy. This is what I was waiting for.

The two opening chapters put together make up the best introduction I have read from Terry Brooks so far, and if the first fifty pages were representative for the quality of the book, there could be no way to give this anything below five stars. Sadly, the next two hundred pages or so are more on the level of Antrax, with lots of excitement and little of the classic Shannara brilliance; still good, but not great. But then it picks itself up once more, and the last part, with the final confrontation and the ending, is amazing.

Ultimately, this book was quite close to deserving five stars from me, but simply not close enough. Four stars is the rating I will apply to both this book and the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara in its entirety. Though not Terry Brooks' absolute best, it's another great fantasy tale from the world of Shannara, and it does make me want to jump into the next trilogy immediately...