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Terry Brooks

Index Terry Brooks

Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. [1]

31 relations: A Princess of Landover, Author, Bearers of the Black Staff, Bloodfire Quest, Fantasy, First King of Shannara, Hamilton College (New York), Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, High fantasy, Indomitable (short story), J. R. R. Tolkien, Juris Doctor, Lawyer, Legends of Shannara, Lucca Comics & Games, Magic Kingdom of Landover, Oregon, Shannara, Sterling, Illinois, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Lord of the Rings, The Measure of the Magic, The New York Times Best Seller list, The Shannara Chronicles, The Sword of Shannara, The Wishsong of Shannara, Urban fantasy, Wards of Faerie, Washington and Lee University, William Faulkner.

A Princess of Landover

A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks is the sixth novel of the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

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Author

An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is thus also a writer.

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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.

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Bloodfire Quest

Bloodfire Quest is a 2013 fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second book of the trilogy The Dark Legacy of Shannara.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.

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First King of Shannara

The First King of Shannara is a 1996 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks.

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Hamilton College (New York)

Hamilton College is a private, nonsectarian liberal arts college in Clinton, New York.

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Heritage of Shannara

The Heritage of Shannara is a series of four fantasy novels by Terry Brooks, set hundreds of years after the original Shannara trilogy.

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High Druid of Shannara

High Druid of Shannara is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks.

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High fantasy

High fantasy or epic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.

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Indomitable (short story)

"Indomitable" is a fantasy short story by Terry Brooks in his Shannara series, and takes place two years after the events in The Wishsong of Shannara. It was first published in the 2003 collection Legends II.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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Juris Doctor

The Juris Doctor degree (J.D. or JD), also known as the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (J.D., JD, D.Jur. or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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Legends of Shannara

Legends of Shannara is the title of a series of novels written by Terry Brooks.

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Lucca Comics & Games

Lucca Comics & Games is an annual comic book and gaming convention in Lucca, Tuscany, traditionally held at the end of October.

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Magic Kingdom of Landover

The Magic Kingdom of Landover series is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, and the collection of friends and enemies that he encounters when he purchases a magical kingdom.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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Shannara

Shannara is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through The Black Elfstone which was released in June 2017; there is also a prequel, First King of Shannara.

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Sterling, Illinois

Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.

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The Dark Legacy of Shannara

The Dark Legacy of Shannara is the title of a series of novels written by Terry Brooks.

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.

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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.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Shannara Chronicles

The Shannara Chronicles is an American fantasy drama television series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.

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The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks.

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The Wishsong of Shannara

The Wishsong of Shannara is an epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks.

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Urban fantasy

Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy in which the narrative has an urban setting.

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Wards of Faerie

Wards of Faerie is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks.

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Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a private liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia, United States.

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William Faulkner

William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brooks

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