Armageddon's Children

Welcome to Armageddon. With his latest offering Terry Brooks begins to spin the tale of the Great Wars that have been mentioned in both the Word and the Void and Shannara series.
You will find it all here folks as Mr Brooks finally gives us the blending of his best series. It's a dark world where the Void now holds the favorable position in the balance of power. The face of the post modern day world has been reduced to a mere handful of strongholds of humans, who are being ruthless hunted and destroyed by a reign of turmoil and demonic agencies.

Armageddon's Children is a prime example of what Brooks does best, skillfully spinning multiple plotlines together to form a tale of epic proportions. You will find the few remaining Knights of the Word, you will sit under the Ellcrys, you will find mention of the fabled elf-stones, and Brooks manages to weave it all together in to what may prove to be his finest work to date.

Armageddon's Children is a fine kick off to the next Trilogy offering. It's richly detailed, very dark, and the story unfolds in an even and steady pace. I found it to be surprisingly short however. This could just be my general irritation of having to WAIT to finish this story. I prefer to read 'sets' of books after they are complete and therefore not be chomping at the bit for the rest of the story. This is compounded by the fact that this book doesn't really tell an 'in and of itself' complete story. It's just an introduction and short move into the plot. There isn't just one cliffhanger ending either. There are really 3 or 4. None of our plotlines have even begun to cross paths yet.

I can't say it enough, it's one of the darkest Brooks books I've read. But the beautiful storytelling is still present, and it reads like hot chocolate on a cold fall afternoon.

Enjoy it!!!