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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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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 sciences of the Old World. Brona, now known as the Warlock Lord, had been behind the First War of the Races, and was thought to have died during it. But he had secretly survived, and now has come to make a new war upon the Races. He is now stronger than ever, gathering spirits from the netherworld and a massive Troll and Gnome army under his banner. Brona's first target is Paranor, the home of the Druids who defeated him during the First War of the Races. He easily wipes out the Druid order. The only survivors are the followers of Bremen, an outcast Druid who continued to study the mystic arts and tried to warn the council before it was too late. Bremen had been cast from the Druid Council because he had an interest in magic, now forbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannara Novels
''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] |
2011 American Novels
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High Fantasy Novels
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