Well, Terry should be thankful that Tolkien published that famous trilogy. Ironically, I think when 'The Sword of Shannara' came out so did the animated movie of 'Lord of the Rings'. Basically, many people wished Tolkien had made his book a lot bigger and I think Terry capitalized on that.I was just hoping that this book would be unique and not a copy.Flick and Shea - Frodo and Sam...Skull Creature - Ringwraiths...That's just the tip of the iceburg[...]. It seemed like it was written by some 20 year old who read 'Lord of the Rings' a dozen times. However, I did like his character Creed who was a thief. That made me read on.Anyways, I hope the rest of his books are better.[...]. The book could have been 500 pages instead of 700 plus.