Antrax: Terry Brooks

Book II of The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara. As the crew aboard the airship Jerle Shannara are attacked by evil forces, the druid's protege, Bek Rowe and his companions, are pursued by the mysterious Ilse Witch. Meanwhile, Walker is alone, caught in a dark maze beneath the ruined city of Castledown, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. There is something alive in Castledown - not human, and old beyond reckoning. It covets the magic of the Elves, Druids and even the Ilse Witch. It is Antrax - a spirit that commands ancient technologies and mechanical monsters, feeds off enchantment and traps the souls of men. The Ilse Witch comes face to face with Bek, a boy who claims to be 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. Cover art by Steve Stone.