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    A Knight of the Word
    A Knight of the Word
    A Knight of the Word
    Audiobook11 hours

    A Knight of the Word

    Written by Terry Brooks

    Narrated by George Wilson

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    With 14 national bestsellers to his credit, Terry Brooks has become an icon among fantasy fiction lovers. This stunning sequel to Running With The Demon lures listeners even further into the dark place where the battle for our souls rages on. By night, John Ross, A Knight of the Word, dreams of a nightmarish world governed by merciless demons, and by day he stalks these agents of evil in order to prevent the dreams from materializing. Having failed to prevent an unspeakable act of horror, he now suffers a crisis of faith. Vulnerable, no longer able to trust in the goodness of the Word, he has become a tempting prize for voracious demons. His only hope for survival may be a young girl who wields a powerful magic of her own. George Wilson's powerful narration so effectively builds tension and plants doubt that you find yourself as easily led astray as the errant Knight. You don't know what to believe or whom to trust in this suspenseful novel, where things happen fast and appearances are deceiving.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 1, 2010
    ISBN9781436146982
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    • 4/5
      This second installment of this trilogy was even better than the first. I loved the idea that everyone is suspect, even those we love, but we must trust our magic. We each have our own brand of magic.
    • 2/5
      Volume 2 of the series continues in the vein of "slow," but there is - thankfully - considerably less filler to wade through. The characters remain distant, though one does get a small glimpse of the trauma John Ross faces as he attempts to quit his calling as a Knight of the Word. In the aftermath, he is just plain stupid, in spite of all of his years of experience. Incredibly, five years after learning about her magic and facing down a demon, Next Freemark doesn't know any more about her magic than she did when Vol. 1 left off. Using it to help Pick balance the magic in the park (without ever telling the reader how this is done) has apparently not offered any opportunities for growth. At the end, her magic experiences a transformation, but it's uncertain whether this is good or bad.The identity of the demon was easy to guess. The end was pat and predictable.
    • 1/5
      Here's where I end my love of Terry Brooks. Didn't like the first book of W&V that much; this one just got worse. Brooks started to depart from form after The Wishsong of Shannara.
    • 3/5
      I had some trouble with this book. I think my initial jump into it was too confusing with all the new terms and words the author introduced, and that led me to be very disjointed with the novel as a whole. I did go onto to read the next book and had no issues though, so I suppose I just had to let the new terminology sink in. All in all I found the story to be interesting, but I just really couldn't get into it all that much.
    • 3/5
      The second book in a trilogy of a slightly future universe in peril from demons and feeders who act to bring out the worst in people. An interesting, and scary premise, is the world doomed to spiral down and end in evil?
    • 5/5
       Excellent prequel, and a great transition from one storyline to the other.