Book Review

The Elves of Cintra (2007)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Sep 28, 2007; Writer: Terry Brooks; Genres: Fiction, Sci-fi and Fantasy; Publisher: Del Rey

The Elves of Cintra, the second installment in Terry Brooks' Genesis of Shannara series revisits a postapocalyptic Pacific Northwest in which humans, elves, mutants, and other ''Faerie'' creatures battle demonic forces in a quest to recover the magic Elfstones and save human-kind.

For Fans of... Brooks' 16 other Shannara books.

Bottom Line The Karamazov-size cast and myriad cliff-hangers provide plenty of thrills, though the good-versus-evil trope could use a little Elfjuice. B

Originally posted Sep 07, 2007 Published in issue #953-954 Sep 14, 2007 Order article reprints

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