Josh’s Reviews > The Sword of Shannara > Status Update

He introduced a damsel in distress and now she's the level headed thinker to steady an impetuous and hot headed man. Invisible labour much?

Lol. Nice.

And we're back to copycat. But Gondor and Rohan are blended into one

Apparently these characters feel few emotions outside of anger. And it's started to depart away from being a plot copycat so that's refreshing.

Thoughts so far: Poor world building decisions. Some of the characters' actions don't make sense. Brooks seems to include a history lesson for the sake of having it but seems to have little relevance on the story. Interesting play on the Chosen One trope. Dialogue feels wooden. Brooks' young American and maybe Christian? background is obvious. Wondering if the half-elven nature will play a role. Tolkien copycat.