The Fall of Shannara · Book 1
The Black Elfstone
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 318
- ISBN-13
- 9780553391480
- Type
- novel

About this book
The Black Elfstone (2017) opens Fall of Shannara -- written and marketed as the conclusion to Terry Brooks's forty-year Shannara saga -- as the invading Skaar force the Druids to send Paranor into protective limbo, trapping former High Druid Drisker Arc inside.
Its place in The Fall of Shannara
The Black Elfstone is book 1 in the The Fall of Shannara series. It is followed by The Skaar Invasion. See the full The Fall of Shannara reading order.
Terry Brooks's Fall of Shannara tetralogy was written and marketed as the conclusion to the entire forty-year Shannara saga, bringing every thread of magic, Druid history, and the Four Lands' post-apocalyptic origins to a close. The Black Elfstone opens as a mysterious invading army -- the Skaar, wielding magic that can make soldiers vanish and reappear -- overwhelms the Trolls and moves against Paranor itself, forcing the Druids to use the Black Elfstone to send their fortress into protective limbo, trapping…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780553391480