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The Gypsy Morph (The Genesis of Shannara, Book 3) | 
| Author: Terry Brooks
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0345484142
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345484147
ASIN: 0345484142
Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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Product Description
Terry 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. Armageddon’s Children and The Elves of Cintra took Brooks’s 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-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.
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.
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 Great Series October 5, 2008
I loved this series. I hated to finish as I really enjoyed the read. I went to Seattle last summer and enjoyed the references to that area. I'm a believer.
A nice spin on the apocalypse October 5, 2008
Terry Brooks creates and interesting story about a boy and his children. The world is in chaos and the once men and the demons rain supreme.
I was hopping that Brooks would describe a little bit more about the evolution of Shannara. I was really hopping that he would discuss the evolution of the "freaks" and how they fit into the sword of Shannara world, but maybe he will in the future.
The book was an interesting take on the apocalypse and the never ending battle between good and evil. I was hoping that he would develop the "Lady" a little more.
There is more magic yet to come... October 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Here ends the trilogy that started with Armageddon's children but is far from the last foray for Terry Brook's into the realm of Shannara and its origins. We do get to close the book on OUR world, the one from which Shannara springs, with this story, but I leave it to the reader to discover exactly how that happens.
My own theories abounded as to how Terry would tie all the loose ends together in this book. A year ago I was mostly concerned that he would cram far too much into this final novel, thinking that this was the last book that occurs before the actual Shannara books begin. Silly me. Word has come down that Mr. Brooks intends to do one or two more series of books that fill in the gaps between this tale and The First King of Shannara, or there abouts. So my internal debate about other races not featured in the first two books of this trilogy that show up in the world of Shannara still have time to evolve, instead of being jammed into this novel.
Overall, this was a satisfying completion to the trilogy, with the varied loose ends created throughout the first two books tied up fairly neatly. My own theories about what would happen to the Gypsy Morph were slight off but I won't say I was shocked or surprised by the end results here. We are given answers as to how our world slips into a world of magic, though I have no real perspective on how much further into the future we will travel to get to the time of the First King and beyond. There is still plenty to explore.
As with most of Terry Brook's other stories, I find his writing style enjoyable, though he has a penchant for running multiple story lines that have you shifting from place to place and group to group that dilutes some of the energy but not a lot of it. He always brings things together quite nicely in the end.
You know the story here if you have read the two predecessors and if you have not, this is not the book to start out with. In fact, I would recommend starting with Running with the Demon if you are interested in seeing this entire tale weaved from the beginning.
The Elves and the humans are coming together here in an effort to escape the once men and demons who have terrorized survivors of the apocalypse for years. With them is Hawk, who knows that he is the Gypsy Morph, a creature of wild magic who is destined to be the savior of those few who remain, Kirisin, the young elf who is called upon to save his own people with the help of the Lodan, an Elf stone, and two Knights of the Word, the last of their order, who must bring these people together so that they may make a pilgrimage to a place that no one is really sure exists, a place that will be safe as the world around them disolves.
Terry Brooks has created a fabulous universe filled with magic and mystery and continues to morph what was once our world into the wild world of Shannara. While these stories take place in our near future, it is almost like reading about ancient history since so many of us have read many, if not most, of the Shannara books. When I first read the Sword of Shannara years ago, back when I was in high school long ago, I always wondered if that world was a parallel with our own. It is neat to have come this far that we get to see the scope of the author's long term vision, thought I doubt he ever thought about these stories way back when he was first creating the Shannara realm.
While I did enjoy this book greatly, it did not pop off the page like some of Brook's earlier works that I have enjoyed so much. This entire series was entertaining but not spectacular, to me. Just my opinion. But I also know that I definitely appreciate this series and will look forward, with great anticipation, to the next generation of stories of the Shannara realm as Terry Brooks scribes them.
The Gypsy Morph October 2, 2008
The Gypsy Morph finally gives hope to what has been a dark series of stories. As I finish every book I can hardly wait for the next one. Terry Brooks is an intriguing writer and captivates the reader through his visual descriptions.
A Great Ending to Another Classic Terry Brooks Series October 1, 2008
Once again, Terry Brooks has written a masterful conclusion to another fine series. This book picks up immediately after the final events in "The Elves of Cintra", and there is no lack of action.
Kirisin, Simralin, and Angel Perez have managed to defeat the demons that were tracking them and have uncovered the Loden Elfstone. Now, they have begun their journey back to Arborlon to save the elven people and the Ellcrys. However, Angel is injured too badly to continue, and she remains with an elven healer.
Hawk and the other Ghosts have been journeying with the surviving children to the safe haven promised to them. However, a massive demon army, led by the notorious Findo Gask, has been shadowing them the entire way. Logan Tom has been aiding in the journey, but a massive being known only as the Klee has been luring children away from the group. Sent by Findo Gask, the Klee is to catch and kill the Gypsy Morph before the refugees can safely reach the haven. The demon army manages to catch up with the group, but Hawk manages to use his Gypsy Morph magic to cause the earth to open up and swallow the demon army; except for Findo Gask.
Findo Gask then takes it upon himself to try to kill the Morph. Will Logan, Angel, and Simralin be able to stop him, or will Findo Gask succeed in killing the Gypsy Morph before the group reaches the safe zone?
This is a first-rate book. Terry Brooks does an excellent job of finishing the story of the Gypsy Morph while at the same time providing a glimpse into future books with the story of the solitary man in the missile silo who will destroy the existing world. As with all of Brooks' books, the characters in "The Gypsy Morph" come to life, and the reader can readily embrace them. The story is well-conceived, and the action continues throughout the book.
I give this fine book my highest recommendation. I've read all of Terry Brooks' books, and they just keep getting better and better. I can't wait to read the new Magic Kingdom book next year, and I hope Terry revisits the Genesis of Shannara series somewhere down the road. Until then, read "The Gypsy Morph" and see how Hawk's, Logan's and Angel's story plays out.
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