Book II of the original Shannara trilogy; Volume II in the chronological Shannara sequence. Ancient, ultimate evil threatens the Elves and the Races of Man. The Ellerys, the tree of long-lost Elven magic, is dying, loosing the Spell of Forbidding that locked the Demons away from Earth.  Already the fearsome Reaper was free.  Only one source has the power to stop it.  The valiant companions must ride again in an impossible quest. Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.