title: Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara
author:  Terry Brooks 
description: Terry Brooks has been my constant companion over a lifetime of exploring my beloved fantasy genre. I say with all honesty I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara. If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is its favorite uncle.Peter V. Brett, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Daylight War</i><br /><br />The Shannara books were among the first to really capture my imagination. My daydreams and therefore my stories will always owe a debt to Terry Brooks.Brandon Mull, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Beyonders and Fablehaven series
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  _Paladins of Shannara: The Weapons Master’s Choice_ is a work of fiction.
  Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination
  or are used fictitiously.
  
  
  A Del Rey eBook Original
  
  
  Copyright © 2013 by Terry Brooks  
  Excerpt from _Bloodfire Quest_ copyright © 2013 by Terry Brooks
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
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  eISBN: 978-0-345-53681-5
  
  
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  He heard the woman coming long before he saw her. She was making no attempt to
  hide her approach, which suggested she intended him no harm, and this allowed
  him to sit back to wait on her. It was early evening, the sun gone below the
  horizon, the darkness settled in, and the purple-hued twil