| NOTE: This audio book is no longer available = out-of-publication. Now that you are here, we hope you look around. We have 1000s of audio books and would be glad to order any available audiobook you don't see here. We look forward to serving you. This audio book may be available from us in another version, on another format or as a digital - download. Written by Terry Brooks - Audio book performed by Kate Burton - Abridged Fiction - Abridgment approved by Terry Brooks - 4 CASSETTES - 4 hours Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (1998) An unbroken string of fourteen national bestsellers has established Terry Brooks as today's leading voice in fantasy fiction, a writer whose magical creations and characters are beloved the world over. Now, in this no-holds-barred battle between good and evil, the dazzling sequel to his bestselling Running with the Demon, Brooks surpasses even himself. In the eleventh century the Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr was chosen to combat the demonic evil of the Void and disappeared from history to fulfill that mission. Armed with powerful magic, Glyndwr became a Knight of the Word--a draining and demanding legacy passed on eight centuries later to John Ross, a professor of English literature on tour in Wales. In accepting the black runestaff that channeled the magic of the Word, John Ross accepted a solemn trust--and an awful burden. Each night he dreams of hellish futures wrought upon the world by the Void. And each dream is of a future that will come to pass unless Ross prevents it in the present. Crippled in body and soul by the searing magic he wields and the horrors he dreams, sustained only by his faith in the goodness of the Word, Ross drifts across America, a modern-day knight errant in search of the agents of the Void. Then an unspeakable act of violence shatters his weary beliefs. Haunted by guilt, John Ross turns his back on the Word. With the help of beautiful Stefanie Winslow, Ross slowly builds a new life--a life whose only magic lies in Stefanie's healing love. But a fallen Knight makes a tempting prize for the Void, and merciless demons soon stalk Ross and all close to him. His only hope is young Nest Freemark, who wields a powerful magic all her own. Five years earlier, Ross had aided Nest when the future of humanity rested upon the choice she would make between Word and Void. Now Nest must return the favor. She must restore Ross's faith, or his life--and her own--will be forfeit . . . Praise for Terry Brooks's previous book, Running with the Demon: "Fabulous . . . A breathtaking run of near-catastrophes and revelations . . . His fans should embrace it as eagerly as they have The Sword of Shannara." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This fast paced, contemporary fantasy by the Seattle author of the now-classic Sword of Shannara has a lot going for it: believable characters, fallible heroes, and the nostalgic, romanticized taste of small-town life. These qualities blend with a bittersweet feeling of lost innocence and family tragedy, recalling the point where childhood ends and the world will never be the same again." --The Seattle Times Author Biography: A writer since high school, Terry Brooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977. It became the first work of fiction ever to appear on the New York Times paperback bestseller list, where it remained for more than five months. He has published fourteen consecutive bestselling novels since. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. About the Reader: Kate Burton has appeared in such films as August and Life with Mikey. Her theater work includes Broadway appearances in Doonesbury and the revival of Stephen Sondhein's Company. She has previously read Running with the Demon, Crooked Little Heart, and Intensity, for Random House AudioBooks. | 
