2006 First Edition Hardback. 8vo 369pp  Maroon paper boards very good in very good dustwrapper designed by Steve Stone, with slight wear to top edge.

1st in the ‘Genesis Of Shannara’ series of books.

Synopsis: Every legend has a beginning. This is the tale of the world that will emerge from the Great Wars to become one of the greatest in modern fantasy. Fifty years from now, our world is unrecognisable. Pollution and warfare have poisoned the skies, the water and the soil. Pockets of society still exist, living in highly fortified strongholds, while those outside the walls roam the landscape – either predator or prey. But even these isolated compounds are not safe; armies of demons and once-men assault their defences, and inevitably, one by one, they succumb. Civilisation has fallen and anarchy is the only law. Logan Tom and Angel Perez are the last two Knights to stand against the forces of chaos. These two extraordinary people have the ability to resist the dark tide, and to them will fall twin tasks: to find and protect a very old and a very new magic. They are humanity’s last hope. Although the odds are stacked against them, Logan and Angel have the power to halt the destruction of the Old World. It will be up to others to usher in the New:-