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Written by Terry Brooks - Audio book performed by Charles Keating - Abridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (September 2005)

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The King of the Silver River has charged young Penderrin Ohmsford with the daunting task of rescuing his aunt, Grianne, Ard Rhys of the Druid order, from her forced exile in the terrifying dimension of all things damned: the Forbidding. With the noble dwarf Tagwen and the prodigal elven princess Khyber Elessedil by his side—and with the outcome of the bloody war between the Federation and the Free-born at stake—Pen has accepted his mission without question. But not without risk...or sacrifice.

Shadea a'Ru, the ruthless Druid responsible for imprisoning the true Ard Rhys, has sent her agents and assassins in relentless pursuit of Pen and his comrades. Now if the Freeborn forces should fall, Shadea's domination of the Four Lands will be assured. Pen's challenge grows greater when he learns that his parents have fallen into Shadea's hands. He must try to help them—but once within the walls of Druid's Keep, where Shadea's minions and dark magic lurk at every turn, Pen's survival is far from assured. Yet it will all pale in comparison to the horrors that wait inside the Forbidding....

About the Author: Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including The Sword of Shannara, the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy, the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works : Lessons from a Writing Life, and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, Star Wars : Episode I : The Phantom Menace™. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.

About the Performer: Charles Keating has been nominated for a Tony on Broadway for his work in Loot and received an Emmy nomination for his work on Another World. Keating can also be seen in the award-winning Brideshead Revisited, as well as several films, including The Bodyguard, The Thomas Crown Affair, and Awakenings. Mr. Keating can be heard performing the first two books in the High Druid of Shannara series, Jarka Ruus and Tenequil, for Random House Audio.