Terry Brooks

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Terry Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is a writer of fantasy fiction. Terry Brooks mainly writes high fantasy, and has also written several movie novelizations.

He 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, obtaining his B.A. in English Literature in 1966. He later obtained a J.D. from Washington and Lee University. Before becoming an author he was a practicing attorney.

Book list

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

1. First King of Shannara (prelude) (1996)
2. The Sword of Shannara (1977)
3. The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)
4. The Wishsong of Shannara (1985)

The Heritage of Shannara Tetralogy

1. The Scions of Shannara (1990)
2. The Druid of Shannara (1991)
3. The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992)
4. The Talismans of Shannara (1993)

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara

1. Ilse Witch (2000)
2. Antrax (2001)
3. Morgawr (2002)

High Druid of Shannara

1. Jarka Ruus (2003)
2. Tanequil (2004)
3. Straken (2005)

Shannara related

• The World of Shannara (2001)
• Indomitable (2003) (short story published in anthology "Legends II")

1. Magic Kingdom For Sale -- SOLD! (1986)
2. The Black Unicorn (1987)
3. Wizard at Large (1988)
4. The Tangle Box (1994)
5. Witches' Brew (1995)

The

1. Running with the Demon (1997)
2. A Knight of the Word (1998)
3. Angel Fire East (1999)

Untitled Pre-Shannara series

1. Armageddon's Children (August, 2006)

Novelizations

• Hook (1991)
• (1999)

Other

• Imaginary Friends (1991) (short story published in anthology "Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales"
• The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic (Writer's Digest Books, 2000), with Michael J. Varhola
• (2003)

External links

• [Shannara Forums]
• [Terry Brooks official site]
• [] at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• [An audio interview with Terry Brooks] (MP3 format) from Hour 25
• [Terry Brooks Has a Vision For His New Series]

 

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