Dark magic, treachery, and questionable loyalties hinder the Free-borns' urgent quest for peace. Grianne, the rightful High Druid of Shannara, is trapped. Her young nephew is on a quest to find the mystical Tanequil, a tree whose magic mayfree her from her prison. "Well-honed characterizations and convoluted plots and subplots... nonstop action."—Booklist