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Michael
Brisbois
Reader's
Advisor,
Prince
Ifteorge
Public
Library
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Druid
of
Shannara:
Straken
iy
Terry
Brooks
Terry
Brooks
has
been
a
staple
of
fantasy
readers
since
the
late
p970's
when
his
first
novel,
pe
Sword
of
Shannara,
wecame
a
massive
success.
Overtime,
his
first
novel
has
iecome
dated
primarily
due
The
Lord
of
the
Rings
formula
that
dominates
word.
Brook's
multi-
generational
fantasy
epics
ave
slowly
drifted
away
from
this
problem
and
in
recent
years
his
writing
has
achieved
a
level
unseen
L
..
.
.
in
earlier
works.
He
has
shown
a
remarkable
level
of
independence
from
his
fan
base
as
he
constantly
moves
his
imaginary
Four
Lands
into
greater
and
greater
social
development,
altering
the
form
and
impact
of
politics,
magic,
and
technology
in
ways
that
allow
him
to
tell
his
story.
Straken
is
the
final
volume
in
the
second
trilogy
to
feature
Grianne
Ohmsford
but
focuses
primarily
on
her
nephew,
Pen.
Pen's
journey
to
rescue
his
aunt
is
an
interesting
twist
on
the
standard
rescue
of
the
princess,
as
Pen
is
hardly
a
knight
and
Grianne
is
a
reformed
murderer.
An
observant
reader
will
enjoy
the
use
of
the
dragon
(the
first
to
appear
in
Brook's
now
13
Shannara
novels).
Harold
Bloom
has
pointed
out
that
one
does
not
read
Proust
for
the
plot,
13
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Straken
and
the
same
holds
true
for
adventure
fiction,
but
for
different
reasons.
In
Proust,
the
plots
are
so
dense
and
obtuse
that
one
may
go
mad
trying
to
follow
it
all,
but
in
novels
like
Straken,
it
is
because
the
outcome
is
all
ready
known
good
will
triumph.
As
the
final
volume
in
a
trilogy,
Straken
of
course
wraps
up
the
desperate
victory,
but
not
without
a
few
twists
and
a
rather
melancholy
ending.
The
honest
truth
that
Brooks
works
hard
on
improving
with
every
new
work
means
that
he
has
achieved
a
much
more
interesting
and
concise
style
of
prose
given
to
more
poetic
phrasing.
Our
review
copy
of
High
Druid
of
Shannara:
Straken
was
provided
by
the
Prince
George
Public
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CNC
Children's
Christmas
Party
Saturday,
December
3
This
par
children
attending
the
CNC
Christmas
party
are
being
encouraged
to
m0
the
holidays
a
little
brighter
tor
youngsters
In
need
by
bringing
an
unwrapped
gift
for
the
Salvalon
Army,
instead
of
receiving
a
gift
at
the
party
as
to
years
past
Non-party-goers
can
also
donate
gifts
there
will
be
m
area
set
up
"m
the
cafeteria.
Pitas
note:
All
gift
donations,
Including
those
from
children
attending
the
party,
are
completely
optional.
We
are
also
asking
each
family
to
bring
one
smalt
plate
of
snacks
sandwiches,
cheese
and
cracker
s,
veggie
fray,
chips
and
dip,
cookies
etc)
Attendance
forms
can
picked
up
at
the
Library
and
Student
Association.
Mease
return
forms
to
the
Marketing
&
Enrollment
Department
In
room
1763
before
November
11th.
We're
also
looking
for
volunteers
to
help
the
children
with
various
party
crafts
and
activities.
For
more
information,
pleaso
call
Tammy
Barker
at
local
439,
Grandchildren
are
welcome
too!)
Please
note
that
this
party
Is
intended
for
the
children
grandchildren
of
both
CNC
students
and
staff.
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J
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