Hawk (Shannara)
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Hawk, also known as John Ross Freemark in Angel Fire East
, is a fictional character
from Terry Brooks
' Genesis of Shannara trilogy of novel
s, written as a prequel
to his Shannara
series. The leader of the Ghost tribe, Hawk is a main character in the book Armageddon's Children
.
, Hawk came into existence as a nameless "gypsy morph", a being spawned from the spontaneous merging of different magic and potential asset to either the Word or the Void. Due to its nature, a gypsy morph changes from form to form before settling on a final one. The gypsy morph seemed to settle on the form of a four-year old boy while in the possession of a Knight of the Word named John Ross. At this time, the creature could only say "Nest", prompting John to take him to Nest Freemark
, a young woman with magical ability.
Because of its potential, the gypsy morph was constantly hunted by Findo Gask, a prominent agent of the Void, who intended to destroy it. During the hunt, the gypsy morph stays with Nest and John who later names him "Little John". Little John is at first unresponsive to Nest, but eventually bonds with Nest after she frees Wraith, a ghost wolf that serves as the manifestation of her father's magic, from her control and later takes the form of an unborn child inside Nest's womb while Gask gives up the chase, believing that the gypsy morph is truly gone. Nest then decides to name the boy John Ross Freemark.
, an amnesiac John renames himself Hawk and then meets Owl, a smart, wheelchair-using young woman, and together, they found the tribe which he dubs The Ghosts. Hawk later finds a dog whom he names Cheney, the inspiration for the name coming from a politician from the past
. Over time, he and Owl welcome other street kids into their tribe and as the unquestioned leader, he supervises all the tribe's activities, ranging from foraging for supplies to playtime. He also plays the role of an older brother/father figure to the tribe members, allowing them to easily bond with him. During this time period, he meets a young woman named Tessa and the two fall in love. Interactions between compound inhabitants and outsiders are forbidden, so they meet each other in secret. They wish to be together although Hawk hates life in the compound while Tessa can't abandon her disabled mother.
As survival on post-apocalyptic Earth
becomes progressively harder, Hawk and the Ghosts embark on several tasks such as finding a medication called Pleneten for Persia, the ill younger sister of The Cats tribe leader Tiger, nursing River's senile grandfather, The Weatherman, back to health, and longer treks for supplies. All missions cause him to question himself, only to be intensified by the arrival of Logan Tom
, a Knight of the Word, who informs him of his nature as a gypsy morph. Shortly after regaining his old memories, Hawk and Tessa are thrown off the compound walls for smuggling medical supplies for personal use. As Hawk and Tessa fall, a bright light swallows them up, and they disappear.
Being a gypsy morph, Hawk possesses potent supernatural powers including precognition, night vision, and enhanced hearing. He later discovers his ability to heal while spending time with a mortally wounded Cheney, who was then restored to his normal condition.
In The Elves of Cintra we find out that Hawk and Tessa had been saved and brought into the gardens of the King of the Silver River. He explains to Hawk that the few memories he has are fake, to give Hawk the illusion that up until this point he was just any other person and Hawk starts to gain his memories back.
At the end of the Elves of Cintra, Hawk and Tessa finally run back into the rest of the Ghosts and Logan Tom, and set off once again.
In The Gypsy Morph, The Ghosts, Logan Tom, and a half formed Lizard by the name of Catalya unite with a large group of people--mostly composed of kids--and Angel Perez. With the group of people in tow, he finds more of his powers by causing an earthquake to ward off a group of once-men and fights off a huge demon alongside of Angel Perez, Sparrow, Panther, and Tessa.
Together, they find a safe haven to escape the Holocaust to restart the new world.
Angel Fire East
Angel Fire East is the third and final novel in the Word & Void series by Terry Brooks, written as a prequel to his Shannara series. It was first published in 1999 by Ballantine's Del Rey division. The novel takes place around Christmas in 2012, ten years after the events of A Knight of the Word...
, is a fictional character
Fictional character
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from Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
' Genesis of Shannara trilogy of novel
Novel
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s, written as a prequel
Prequel
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to his Shannara
Shannara
Shannara is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through Bearers of the Black Staff which was released on August 24, 2010, as well as a prequel, First King of Shannara...
series. The leader of the Ghost tribe, Hawk is a main character in the book Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children is the first novel in Terry Brooks' fantasy trilogy The Genesis of Shannara, which bridges the events of Brooks' Word/Void trilogy with his Shannara series...
.
Pre-Ghost Life
In Angel Fire EastAngel Fire East
Angel Fire East is the third and final novel in the Word & Void series by Terry Brooks, written as a prequel to his Shannara series. It was first published in 1999 by Ballantine's Del Rey division. The novel takes place around Christmas in 2012, ten years after the events of A Knight of the Word...
, Hawk came into existence as a nameless "gypsy morph", a being spawned from the spontaneous merging of different magic and potential asset to either the Word or the Void. Due to its nature, a gypsy morph changes from form to form before settling on a final one. The gypsy morph seemed to settle on the form of a four-year old boy while in the possession of a Knight of the Word named John Ross. At this time, the creature could only say "Nest", prompting John to take him to Nest Freemark
Nest Freemark
Nest Freemark is a fictional character from the Word/Void trilogy of novels by Terry Brooks, written as a prequel series...
, a young woman with magical ability.
Because of its potential, the gypsy morph was constantly hunted by Findo Gask, a prominent agent of the Void, who intended to destroy it. During the hunt, the gypsy morph stays with Nest and John who later names him "Little John". Little John is at first unresponsive to Nest, but eventually bonds with Nest after she frees Wraith, a ghost wolf that serves as the manifestation of her father's magic, from her control and later takes the form of an unborn child inside Nest's womb while Gask gives up the chase, believing that the gypsy morph is truly gone. Nest then decides to name the boy John Ross Freemark.
Present Life
Some time after being born, before the events of Armageddon's ChildrenArmageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children is the first novel in Terry Brooks' fantasy trilogy The Genesis of Shannara, which bridges the events of Brooks' Word/Void trilogy with his Shannara series...
, an amnesiac John renames himself Hawk and then meets Owl, a smart, wheelchair-using young woman, and together, they found the tribe which he dubs The Ghosts. Hawk later finds a dog whom he names Cheney, the inspiration for the name coming from a politician from the past
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
. Over time, he and Owl welcome other street kids into their tribe and as the unquestioned leader, he supervises all the tribe's activities, ranging from foraging for supplies to playtime. He also plays the role of an older brother/father figure to the tribe members, allowing them to easily bond with him. During this time period, he meets a young woman named Tessa and the two fall in love. Interactions between compound inhabitants and outsiders are forbidden, so they meet each other in secret. They wish to be together although Hawk hates life in the compound while Tessa can't abandon her disabled mother.
As survival on post-apocalyptic Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
becomes progressively harder, Hawk and the Ghosts embark on several tasks such as finding a medication called Pleneten for Persia, the ill younger sister of The Cats tribe leader Tiger, nursing River's senile grandfather, The Weatherman, back to health, and longer treks for supplies. All missions cause him to question himself, only to be intensified by the arrival of Logan Tom
Logan Tom (Shannara)
Logan Tom is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Great Wars trilogy of novel, written as a prequel to his Shannara series. A Knight of the Word, Logan's first appearance is in the book Armageddon's Children.-Biography:...
, a Knight of the Word, who informs him of his nature as a gypsy morph. Shortly after regaining his old memories, Hawk and Tessa are thrown off the compound walls for smuggling medical supplies for personal use. As Hawk and Tessa fall, a bright light swallows them up, and they disappear.
Being a gypsy morph, Hawk possesses potent supernatural powers including precognition, night vision, and enhanced hearing. He later discovers his ability to heal while spending time with a mortally wounded Cheney, who was then restored to his normal condition.
In The Elves of Cintra we find out that Hawk and Tessa had been saved and brought into the gardens of the King of the Silver River. He explains to Hawk that the few memories he has are fake, to give Hawk the illusion that up until this point he was just any other person and Hawk starts to gain his memories back.
At the end of the Elves of Cintra, Hawk and Tessa finally run back into the rest of the Ghosts and Logan Tom, and set off once again.
In The Gypsy Morph, The Ghosts, Logan Tom, and a half formed Lizard by the name of Catalya unite with a large group of people--mostly composed of kids--and Angel Perez. With the group of people in tow, he finds more of his powers by causing an earthquake to ward off a group of once-men and fights off a huge demon alongside of Angel Perez, Sparrow, Panther, and Tessa.
Together, they find a safe haven to escape the Holocaust to restart the new world.