It is a spirit that commands ancient technologies and mechanical monsters, feeds off enchantment, and traps the souls of men. Something that hunts men for its own designs: Antrax. Something old beyond reckoning that covets the magic of Druids, elves, even the Ilse Witch. For there is something alive in Castledown. Meanwhile, Boh is alone, caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. Now in Antrax, as the crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannara is attacked by evil forces, the Druid's protege Bek Rowe and his companions are pursued by the mysterious Ilse Witch. Yet perhaps Boh and his team were lured there for sinister, unforeseen purposes. In his last acclaimed novel, Ilse Witch, a brave company of explorers led by the last Druid, Walker Boh, traveled across unknown seas in search of an elusive magic. For more than twenty years, the New York Times bestselling author of the classic Shannara epic has proven himself one of the modern masters of fantasy, winning the hearts and minds of devoted readers around the world. A new novel by Terry Brooks is always a cause for celebration. Soon, they are separated but must each face the Antrax, a spirit that feeds off enchantment and traps the souls of men. But now it seems Walker and his team have been lured there for sinister reasons. Led by the last Druid, Walker Boh, brave explorers travel across unknown seas in search of an elusive magic.

The second in the Jerle Shannara trilogy.

Originally published by: New York : Ballantine Pub.

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