Comments on: Best of 2011: Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2011/12/best-of-2011-measure-of-the-magic-by-terry-brooks.html Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games Thu, 24 May 2012 02:51:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2011/12/best-of-2011-measure-of-the-magic-by-terry-brooks.html/comment-page-1#comment-35255 Ryan Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:59:30 +0000 http://suvudu.com/?p=24294#comment-35255 Honestly, The Measure of Magic has to go down as the most disappointing book I read this year. Especially given how good Bearers of the Black Staff was. I think the biggest disappointment was the lack of closure with the transition from word/void to Shannara - these past five books were supposed to explain everything, but in the end The Measure of Magic reverted back to the "coming of age" story we see in every Shannara series. It wasn't all disappointment though, the ragpicker was one of the best Brooks villains yet, and the elf twins were two of the best Brooks heroes yet. But neither the ragpicker nor the twins got enough air time. Hopefully Terry goes back to trying new things in his post-high druid series, seeing the same old tropes return every series is becoming quite tiring. Honestly, The Measure of Magic has to go down as the most disappointing book I read this year. Especially given how good Bearers of the Black Staff was. I think the biggest disappointment was the lack of closure with the transition from word/void to Shannara – these past five books were supposed to explain everything, but in the end The Measure of Magic reverted back to the “coming of age” story we see in every Shannara series.

It wasn’t all disappointment though, the ragpicker was one of the best Brooks villains yet, and the elf twins were two of the best Brooks heroes yet. But neither the ragpicker nor the twins got enough air time.

Hopefully Terry goes back to trying new things in his post-high druid series, seeing the same old tropes return every series is becoming quite tiring.

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