Antrax
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Antrax is the second book in Terry Brooks
' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
fantasy trilogy. It was first published in 2001.
, despite all his plans and his enormous power, finds himself caught and trapped by an unseen force, a supercomputer built by the ancient humans. Antrax was created to store data and information from its time and it is given a duty, an order to protect the information that it holds. However, when the Great War broke out, the last of its creators returned, and gave Antrax its final task: protect the information at all costs, no matter what the price. Antrax then began to build its own arsenal of defence mechanisms: lasers and Creepers.
Above Castledown, the crew of the Jerle Shannara find themselves besieged by evil forces, and the Ilse Witch
confronts the Druid's protégé, Bek Ohmsford, who claims that she is actually Grianne Ohmsford
, and that he is the brother she last saw as an infant - now a young man who carries the Sword of Shannara and wields the magic of the wishsong.
Meanwhile, Walker realises that the 'magic' they have been searching for is actually the science of the Old World, stored on Antrax, which could be used to rebuild society with new technology. But there is no practical way to access this information, so Walker chooses to destroy the power-hungry computer, which is quickly becoming a danger to the whole world. However, he is mortally wounded in the process. He dies soon after.
It is believed that Antrax was in fact initially known as Oronyx Experimental and appears in The Elves of Cintra
.
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara is a trilogy by Terry Brooks set 130 years after the Heritage of Shannara. Similar to its predecessor, this is one cohesive story following the happenings of Bek Rowe, Walker Boh, and Grianne Ohmsford, among other characters.-Characters:*Ahren Elessedil*Antrax*Ard...
fantasy trilogy. It was first published in 2001.
Plot
The voyage to find the lost magic takes the companions to the continent of Parkasia. Here, they are split up, and WalkerWalker Boh
Walker Boh is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Heritage of Shannara and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series....
, despite all his plans and his enormous power, finds himself caught and trapped by an unseen force, a supercomputer built by the ancient humans. Antrax was created to store data and information from its time and it is given a duty, an order to protect the information that it holds. However, when the Great War broke out, the last of its creators returned, and gave Antrax its final task: protect the information at all costs, no matter what the price. Antrax then began to build its own arsenal of defence mechanisms: lasers and Creepers.
Above Castledown, the crew of the Jerle Shannara find themselves besieged by evil forces, and the Ilse Witch
Grianne Ohmsford
Grianne Ohmsford was abducted from her burning home when she was a young child by a powerful and evil warlock called the Morgawr, who knew that the power of the Wishsong held by the Ohmsford family had the potential to destroy him. He brainwashed Grianne into believing that it was the Druids,...
confronts the Druid's protégé, Bek Ohmsford, who claims that she is actually Grianne Ohmsford
Grianne Ohmsford
Grianne Ohmsford was abducted from her burning home when she was a young child by a powerful and evil warlock called the Morgawr, who knew that the power of the Wishsong held by the Ohmsford family had the potential to destroy him. He brainwashed Grianne into believing that it was the Druids,...
, and that he is the brother she last saw as an infant - now a young man who carries the Sword of Shannara and wields the magic of the wishsong.
Meanwhile, Walker realises that the 'magic' they have been searching for is actually the science of the Old World, stored on Antrax, which could be used to rebuild society with new technology. But there is no practical way to access this information, so Walker chooses to destroy the power-hungry computer, which is quickly becoming a danger to the whole world. However, he is mortally wounded in the process. He dies soon after.
It is believed that Antrax was in fact initially known as Oronyx Experimental and appears in The Elves of Cintra
The Elves of Cintra
The Elves of Cintra is the second novel in Terry Brooks's epic fantasy trilogy The Genesis of Shannara. The series bridges the events of Brooks' Word & Void series with his acclaimed novel The Sword of Shannara and the subsequent trilogy. It takes place in an apocalyptic world around the year 2100...
.
Main characters
- Bek Ohmsford
- Grianne OhmsfordGrianne OhmsfordGrianne Ohmsford was abducted from her burning home when she was a young child by a powerful and evil warlock called the Morgawr, who knew that the power of the Wishsong held by the Ohmsford family had the potential to destroy him. He brainwashed Grianne into believing that it was the Druids,...
(Ilse Witch) - Quentin Leah
- Walker BohWalker BohWalker Boh is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Heritage of Shannara and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series....
- Ahren Elessedil
- Ryer Ord StarRyer Ord StarRyer Ord Star is a fictional character from Shannara, a series of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.Ryer Ord Star is a seer who was apprenticed to the Addershag...
- MorgawrMorgawr* For the fictional character see Morgawr * For the Cornish sea monster, see Morgawr Morgawr is the third book in the The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks. It was first published in 2002....
- Cree BegaCree BegaCree Bega is a Mwellret from the fictional world of Shannara....
- Redden Alt MerRedden Alt MerRedden Alt Mer is a fictional character from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series by Terry Brooks.-Biography:Redden Alt Mer, nicknamed "Big Red" by his friends, is a Rover and airship captain. Big Red is famous for his "luck"-he has never been brought down in battle, nor has he received any...
- Rue MeridianRue MeridianRue Meridian is a fictional character from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara and High Druid of Shannara trilogies by Terry Brooks.-Biography:...
- Hunter Predd
- Truls Rohk
- Ard PatrinellArd PatrinellArd Patrinell was a character from the The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series. A powerful and experienced warrior, he was the head of the Elven guard which was protecting the King of the Elves....
- Panax
- Ard Patrinell
- Furl Hawken
External links
- Del Rey Online | The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Antrax by Terry Brooks - official webpage for mass market paperback edition.