The High Druid's Blade is the first novel in The Defenders of Shannara trilogy. It chronicles Paxon Leah's attempt to save his sister Chrysallin from the sorcerer Arcannen, Paxon's discovery that he is the wielder of the Sword of Leah and the magic of the Ohmsford bloodline, and Paxon's journey to become the High Druid's Blade.