A Knight of the Word
- 408
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“A Knight of the Word” is a suspenseful middle volume of the “Word & Void” trilogy about a champion who wants to quit. Five years after “Running with the Demon”, John Ross tries to leave the Word’s service in Seattle, while Nest Freemark sets out to restore his faith. Some readers rank it below the first book yet stay unsure of the outcome to the end. It leads into “Angel Fire East”.
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About the book
A Knight of the Word is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second book in the Word & Void series, a prequel to his Shannara series. It was first published in 1998 by Ballantine's Del Rey division (ISBN 978-0-345-37963-4). The setting is primarily Seattle, Washington around Halloween in 2002, five years after the events of Running with the Demon. The story follows John Ross as he attempts to leave his service to the Word, while Nest Freemark tries to restore his faith. It is followed by the novel Angel Fire East.
Reading order · Shannara
Full order & progress →- The Sword of ShannaraStart here
7.17.1 / 10 - The Elfstones of Shannara
7.77.7 / 10 - The Wishsong of Shannara
7.77.7 / 10 - The Scions of Shannara
7.97.9 / 10 - The Druid of Shannara
7.97.9 / 10 - The Elf Queen of Shannara
7.87.8 / 10 - The Talismans of Shannara
7.87.8 / 10 - Running with the Demon
7.87.8 / 10 - A Knight of the WordThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Angel Fire East
7.97.9 / 10 - Ilse Witch
7.87.8 / 10 - Antrax
7.97.9 / 10 - Morgawr
7.87.8 / 10 - Jarka Ruus
7.97.9 / 10 - Indomitable
–Not ranked yet - Tanequil
–Not ranked yet - Straken
–Not ranked yet - Armageddon's Children
7.97.9 / 10 - The Elves of Cintra
7.97.9 / 10 - The Gypsy Morph
7.97.9 / 10 - Bearers of the Black Staff
–Not ranked yet - The Measure of the Magic
–Not ranked yet - Wards of Faerie
–Not ranked yet - Bloodfire Quest
–Not ranked yet - Witch Wraith
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 56 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Knight of the Word?
It has 408 pages — shorter than 75% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
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