The last book in the Heritage of Shannara series does a good job in concluding the story started in the Scions of Shannara. Unlike thr previous book, this has a much better pacing and less downtime. The characters all have challenges to overcome and have all by this point unlocked the abilities of their talismans, making for cathartic reading as they finally manage to turn the odds in their favour.

There are still some awkward parts however, l'île an unnecessary long distance movement of one character to another place and subsequent time compression to avoid a plot hole that feels very much like a post-draft add-on suggested by the editor.

A good read all in all, and definitely recommended to anyone thinking of picking up the series. Mr Brooks shows once more that he knows how to end a story.