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 two 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. He was a practicing attorney before becoming a full-time author, and now resides in Seattle, Washington.

Brooks has a possible movie deal for his Magic Kingdom for Sale book (see here).

Contents 1 Book list 1.1 Shannara series 1.2 Magic Kingdom of Landover series 1.3 The Word/Void series 1.4 Genesis of Shannara Trilogy 1.5 Novelizations 1.6 Other 2 External links

[edit] Book list

[edit] Shannara series

Prequel

1. First King of Shannara (1996)

The Original Shannara Trilogy

1. The Sword of Shannara (1977)
2. The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)
3. 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 trilogy

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

High Druid of Shannara trilogy

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

Shannara related works

• The World of Shannara (2001) (companion book)
• Indomitable (2003) (short story published in anthology Legends II)
• Dark Wraith of Shannara (2008 - anticipated) (graphic novel)

[edit] Magic Kingdom of Landover series

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)

[edit] The Word/Void series

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

[edit] Genesis of Shannara Trilogy

1. Armageddon's Children (August, 2006)
2. The Elves of Cintra (2007 - anticipated)

[edit] Novelizations

• Hook (1991)
• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)

[edit] 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
• Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life (2003)

[edit] External links

• Terry Brooks Official Site
• The Shannara Files - a Shannara fansite
• Terry Brooks biography
• Terry Brooks 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