The Sword of Shannara

First Line:

The sun was already sinking into the deep green of the hills to the west of the valley, the red and gray-pink of its shadows touching the corners of the land, when Flick Ohmsford began his descent.

Description:

A young man, unaware that he is the last living member of the Shannara bloodline, finds himself hunted by an evil wizard, and forced to take up the fabled Sword of Shannara to defend both himself and the kingdom. This book, the first in a series, was the first fantasy novel to crack the New York Times bestseller list since "The Lord of the Rings".