Long ago, a great war between Good and Evil befell the world of the Four Lands, and the elves won the victory in this war. It was then that the Ban appeared - a black wall behind which demons were imprisoned. To protect the Prohibition, ancient magicians created the magical Elkris tree, which carries the energy of the earth itself. The legend says: as long as the tree lives, the forces of Darkness will not break free, and everyone is sure that this will continue forever. But centuries pass, and the wonderful tree dies... Vilu, the grandson of Shea Ohmsford, who glorified his family by obtaining the sword of Shannara and ridding the earth of the lord of sorcerers, has the honor of reviving the magic tree and ridding the world of a new invasion of demons. “The Elf Stones of Shannara” tells about all this. In “The Song of Shannara,” the final part of the famous trilogy, the children of Vil Ohmsford are already looking for Idalch, a book of black magic, while engaging in mortal combat with the keepers of an ancient artifact. The Terry Brooks trilogy is one of the best works in the genre of epic fantasy, which began with the great J. R. R. Tolkien.