Oh Terry Brooks, whey do I keep picking up your Shannara books when I just want to skim-through to the end? The pace is what kills me and amount of lengthy paragraphs about what a character is thinking is tedious!

Here is the formula:
- character is given a charge because he is the only one who can do that particular thing
- said character cannot understand HOW he will be able to do this impossible task
- character thinks and complains, thinks and complains, thinks and complains
- characters confidence is bolstered by new character/stranger
- character has epiphany and does impossible task

I don't know how much longer I can read this series?!