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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 Free-born 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….

"A great storyteller, Terry Brooks creates rich epics filled with mystery, magic, and memorable characters. If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read fantasy" –Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon and Eldest©2005 Terry Brooks; (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc. Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction Magic Users Witchcraft

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Praise for Terry Brooks

“A great storyteller, Terry Brooks creates rich epics filled with mystery, magic, and memorable characters. If you haven’t read Terry Brooks, you haven’t read fantasy.”
–Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon

“Terry’s place is at the head of the fantasy world.”
–Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass

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I wish all you narrators would all stick to pronouncing names in the same way. It is very annoying.

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I like the High Druid trilogy, but it was a bit let down by the narrator. I thought his voices were okay, but it was as if he was reading to a child and in almost every sentence he had a pause before the last few words, probably for emphasis, but that started to really annoy me after a while. the story is good though and I did enjoy it.

high druid trilogy

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The twists and turns of the different stories in start inside the stories so interesting a con white to listen to more

Couldnt put it down want to listen to more

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simply not my favourite for some reason and a struggle to finish in the end

not my favourite

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