The Elves of Cintra
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Our view
“The Elves of Cintra” is a purposeful middle volume of Terry Brooks’s “Genesis of Shannara”, linking his modern-day fantasy to the world of Shannara. It is set during the Great Wars that the later books keep recalling. Some readers find it more focused and gripping than “Armageddon’s Children”; others miss more background and find the characters generic. It leads straight into “The Gypsy Morph”.
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About the book
The Elves of Cintra is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second in his epic fantasy trilogy The Genesis of Shannara. The series bridges the events of Brooks' Word & Void series with The Sword of Shannara and the subsequent trilogy. It immediately follows the novel Armageddon's Children. It details events during the Great Wars, a historical conflict referenced frequently in the Shannara books. The conclusion to the trilogy and the sequel to The Elves of Cintra is The Gypsy Morph, which was released in August 2008.
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 Word
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 CintraThis book
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 7.6 across 53 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% 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 | 7.6 | 53 | 100% |
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