Description: Thirty years after the events of The Talismans of Shannara, when the elven king's brother set off on his abortive mission to find a new, powerful magic, one of the party returns. Walker Boh is despatched in the Jerle Shannara, a magical airship, to investigate. But during the mission, he discovers that he is being tracked by the beautiful but twisted Ilse Witch, and she has vengeance on her mind...