I just finished it and agree with a good portion of this. I haven't truly liked any of the Shannara books since the "Voyage" series, with the possible exception of "The Darkling Child". Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the book, and the ending. That's a bit of a weakness - but not a big one, as the way Brooks does it has some art to it, especially how he treats Tarsha, Dar, and Leah. You know, the whole universe and its fictional history coming full circle.Īs it is, "Fall" mostly brings "the universe that started with the Grianne novels" full circle. I would have liked to see a more general epilogue to the Shannara universe - more radical changes of Brooks' world, towards the end, and more references to the series in its entirety.
Also, to my generation, Walker Boh was everyone's favorite character.We don't get to see Shady Vale, again, which would have been nice.I think there are a few missed opportunities within the "Fall" sequence, besides the, overall, rather mediocre story, but those nitpicks are only minor:
In terms of series nostalgia, he pushes all the buttons, and the ending, which I guess most people will care for, is pretty masterfully told. He obviously couldn't compensate for the weaknesses of the earlier entries in the sequence, and the plot remains quite forgettable - but he rounds up the story well towards the ending. But to his credit, Brooks gets back to form in this last book. My hopes were not high because I didn't like the earlier installments of "Fall" - too repetitive of stuff we had already seen, too slow in their pacing, too reminiscent (perhaps intentionally so) of Fred Saberhagen.
Posted something in the "Gosebumps" thread, already.
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