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This is the complete list of works by American fantasy author Terry Brooks. Bibliography ''Shannara'' series ''Original Shannara Trilogy'' # ''The Sword of Shannara'' (1977) # ''The Elfstones of Shannara'' (1982) # ''The Wishsong of Shannara'' (1985) ''Heritage of Shannara'' # ''The Scions of Shannara'' (1990) # ''The Druid of Shannara'' (1991) # ''The Elf Queen of Shannara'' (1992) # ''The Talismans of Shannara'' (1993) Prequel to the ''Original Shannara Trilogy'' # ''First King of Shannara'' (1996) '' Word & Void'' The '' Word & Void'' series precedes the action in ''Genesis of Shannara'' trilogy and serves as the very start of the Shannara saga. # ''Running with the Demon'' (1997) # ''A Knight of the Word'' (1998) # ''Angel Fire East'' (1999) ''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'' # ''Ilse Witch'' (2000) # ''Antrax'' (2001) # '' Morgawr'' (2002) ''High Druid of Shannara'' # ''Jarka Ruus'' (2003) # ''Tanequil'' (2004) # ''Straken'' (2005) ''The Genesis of Shannara'' # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 ''New York Times'' bestsellers during his writing career, and has sold over 25 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the biggest-selling living fantasy writers. Early life Brooks was born in the rural Midwestern town of Sterling, Illinois, and spent a large part of his life living there. He is an alumnus of Hamilton College, earning his B.A. in English literature in 1966. He later obtained a J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University. He was a practising attorney before becoming a full-time author. Career Brooks had been a writer since high school, writing mainly in the genres of science fiction, western, fiction, and non-fiction. One day, in his early college life, he was given a copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', which inspired him to write in one genre. While To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara
''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shannara''. The series blends magic and primitive technology and is set in the Four Lands, which are identified as Earth long after civilization was destroyed in a chemical and nuclear holocaust called the Great Wars. By the time of the prequel ''First King of Shannara'', the world had reverted to a pre-industrial state and magic had re-emerged to supplement science. Setting The Shannara series is set in a post-apocalyptic world called the Four Lands. This world is a futuristic version of our own, and not a secondary world. The ''Genesis of Shannara'' trilogy reveals the Four Lands to be located in the modern Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Much of the landscape has been changed by a future nuclear holocaust called The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Measure Of The Magic
''The Measure of the Magic'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, released on August 23, 2011 as the second of the two part ''Legends of Shannara'' series. Set after '' Bearers of the Black Staff'' and before ''First King of Shannara ''First King of Shannara'' is a 1996 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. Plot summary Horrified by the consequences of the First War of the Races, most of the Druids at Paranor stopped studying the arcane arts and turned to the ...'', the novel chronicles the adventures of Panterra Qu, a Tracker entrusted with the Black Staff after the death of Sider Ament during ''Bearers of the Black Staff''. References Shannara novels 2011 American novels High fantasy novels Del Rey books {{2010s-fantasy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearers Of The Black Staff
''Bearers of the Black Staff'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, released on August 24, 2010, as the first of a two-part series called the ''Legends of Shannara''. In the series' timeline, it falls between the ''Genesis of Shannara'' trilogy and the ''First King of Shannara''. It takes place 500 years after the events of the final ''Genesis'' book, ''The Gypsy Morph''. The people who were saved by Hawk's magic are able to head out into the World once again, since the effects of nuclear holocaust have dissipated.English The sequel to this novel is the 2011 novel, ''The Measure of the Magic ''The Measure of the Magic'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, released on August 23, 2011 as the second of the two part ''Legends of Shannara Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, publis ...''. Synopsis As described by Cristina Donati of FantasyMagazine (translated), References Shannara novels 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of Shannara
Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, published in the United States by Del Rey Books in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's '' Genesis of Shannara series'' and ''Shannara'' series, and covers events taking place 500 years after The Great Wars. The books ''Bearers of the Black Staff'' (released August 24, 2010) tells of the quest of the eponymous Sider Ament, who, with his companions' help, must protect his home valley from an army of Trolls. ''The Measure of the Magic'' (released August 23, 2011) focuses on Sider Ament's companion Panterra Qu, who inherited the staff in ''Bearers of the Black Staff'', and his efforts to control the ancient artifact's magic. External links Terry Brooks official site {{Terry Brooks Book series introduced in 2010 Legends A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * Urban legend, a widely repeated sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gypsy Morph
''The Gypsy Morph'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the third in his trilogy entitled ''The Genesis of Shannara'', which bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word & Void series'' with his ''Shannara'' series. It takes place in an apocalyptic world around the year 2100 and immediately follows the novel ''The Elves of Cintra''. It details events during the Great Wars, a historical conflict referenced frequently in the ''Shannara'' books. It debuted at #2 on the ''New York Times'' Best Sellers Fiction List. The novel's title is a play on the 'Gipsy Moth' light aircraft. Plot summary Angel Perez is found by Kirisin and Simralin, and brought to the blind elven tracker Larkin Quill for healing. Leaving Angel, Kirisin and Simralin use a hot-air balloon to travel to the elven city of Arborlon where they discover a demon army hiding outside the city, waiting for the order to attack. The two manage to evade the demon army and enter the city where they gain an audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elves Of Cintra
''The Elves of Cintra'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second in his epic fantasy trilogy ''The Genesis of Shannara''. The series bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word & Void series'' with his acclaimed novel ''The Sword of Shannara'' and the subsequent trilogy. It immediately follows the novel ''Armageddon's Children''. It details events during the Great Wars, a historical conflict referenced frequently in the ''Shannara'' books. The conclusion to the trilogy and the sequel to ''The Elves of Cintra'' is ''The Gypsy Morph'', which was released in August 2008. Plot summary Logan Tom and the Ghosts Beginning where ''Armageddon's Children'' ended, Knight of the Word Logan Tom races to save the gypsy morph Hawk and his girlfriend Tessa from being thrown to their deaths from atop Safeco Field. He is too late but learns that a brilliant white light enveloped the two as they fell, apparently saved by an unknown magic. Logan doesn't know where they have gone, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armageddon's Children
''Armageddon's Children'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the first in his trilogy ''The Genesis of Shannara'', which bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word and Void'' trilogy with his ''Shannara'' series. It takes place in an apocalyptic world around the year 2100 (about eighty years after the novel ''Angel Fire East'') and details the events during the Great Wars, a historical conflict referenced frequently in the ''Shannara'' books. It is followed by the novel ''The Elves of Cintra''. Plot summary The world, now ravaged by nuclear war and plague, lies in ruins, overrun by Demons and other monsters, with the remaining humans forced into tightly controlled fortress-like compounds. A group of children, the Ghosts, hide out in the ruins of downtown Seattle. Their leader, Hawk, is multi-talented, and unaware that he is a gypsy morph, a magical creature. He has prophetic dreams in which he leads a large group into a new "promised land". He secretly sees Tessa, a gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straken
''Straken'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the third book in his High Druid of Shannara trilogy. First published in 2005, it takes place immediately after the events of ''Tanequil''. Plot summary After receiving the darkwand from the Tanequil tree, Pen Ohmsford finds his companions—the Dwarf Tagwen and a small troll force led by Kermadec and his brother Atalan—captured by Druid forces under the command of the illegitimate High Druid Shadea a'Ru. Pen agrees to be taken prisoner in exchange for their release. The elf-girl Khyber Elessedil, however, manages to stow away on the Druid airship before it leaves for Paranor. Meanwhile, Trefen Morys and Bellizen, Druids still loyal to the banished Ard Rhys, help spring Bek and Rue from Paranor's dungeons. After barely escaping with their lives, Bek is directed in a dream by the King of the Silver River to seek Pen's abandoned friends in Taupo Rough. He is told that Pen has made it into the Forbidding in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanequil
''Tanequil'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, part of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy of the ''Shannara'' series. First published in 2004, the book takes place immediately after the events of ''Jarka Ruus'' and is followed by the novel '' Straken''. Plot summary Pen, Khyber, and company rescue Cinnaminson and continue their journey north, pursued continuously by traitorous Druids and the assassin Aphasia Wye. Meanwhile, the traitourous Druids find Pen's parents, Bek and Rue, and they agree to go back to Paranor to help to try to find their son Pen. The senior Ohmsfords recognize the deception and lies that the Druids have been telling them, so Bek attempts to locate Pen by using the magical scrye waters in the depths of Paranor. However, Bek and Rue are captured and unwillingly give Pen's position away. Pen and his friends find allies among the Troll people, led by Kermadec and his semi-estranged brother Atalan, who aid them in locating the mystical Taneq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarka Ruus
''Jarka Ruus'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first book in the ''High Druid of Shannara'' trilogy in Brooks' ''Shannara'' series, and takes place 20 years after the events of ''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara''. It was first published in 2003. Plot summary In the 20 years since the events chronicled in ''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', Grianne Ohmsford has become High Druid, or Ard Rhys, of the new Druid Council, but not without misgivings by many over her former life as the evil Ilse Witch. In a bid for power, a group of Druids led by Shadea a'Ru use unorthodox magic called "liquid night" to send Grianne out of the Four Lands and into the Demon-infested world of the Forbidding. Tagwen, Grianne's loyal Dwarf aid, sets out to restore her, seeking the aid of her brother Bek Ohmsford. Finding Bek and his wife Rue Meridian otherwise disposed, Tagwen joins forces with their son Pen, who has a supernatural ability to commune with nature. Advised b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Druid Of Shannara
''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of ''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescue his aunt, the High Druid Grianne Ohmsford. Books ''Jarka Ruus'' The first novel in the ''High Druid'' trilogy chronicles the banishment of Grianne Ohmsford, the High Druid, to the dark world of the Forbidding by Shadea a'Ru through the employment of a magic known as ''liquid night''. Grianne's nephew, Penderrin "Pen" Ohmsford mounts a rescue mission far into the Northland in an attempt to bring her back into the Four Lands. ''Tanequil ''Tanequil'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, part of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy of the ''Shannara'' series. First published in 2004, the book takes place immediately after the events of '' Jarka Ruus'' and is followed ...'' The second novel of the ''High Druid'' trilogy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
