"The Elfstones of Shannara" by Terry Brooks

Never have I skimmed a book to the great extent that I skimmed this one. The story is such a cliche that I only had to skim every 10 pages or so to know what as going on. And the writer puts thousands of words too many of exposition into his writing. No one really talks or thinks the way Brooks has them talking and thinking. I am never reading another book by this author.