Running with the Demon is a Novel of Good and Evil set in the present time, beginning in the sleepy town of Hopewell, Illinois. Though Illinois teenager Nest Freemark looks like your average kid, she spends her free time in the woods asking her 6-inch pal Pick for advice in dodging the Demon and his creepy Feeders, spirits who gobble the souls of humans. Nest is also being tailed by John Ross, a shining Knight of the Word who wants to keep her from the Feeders' jaws.

Running with the demon is the beginning of the End, the start of events that will eventually lead to the world of Shannara.

This is an exceptional novel, Terry's vision comes to life more than ever due to the contemporary setting and by the end of the novel you are on tender hooks waiting for the next story in the series.