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Shawn Speakman grew up in the beautiful wilds of Washington State near a volcano and surrounded by old-growth forests filled with magic. After moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, he befriended New York Times best-selling fantasy author Terry Brooks and became his webmaster, leading to an enchanted life surrounded by words.

He was a manager at one of the largest Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the country for many years and now owns the online bookstore The Signed Page, manages the websites for several authors, and is a freelance writer for Random House.

He also contributed the annotations for The Annotated Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, published in 2012.

Shawn is a cancer survivor, knows angel fire east, and lives...more



Bestselling author Terry Brooks and artist Todd Lockwood took the stage at Norwescon 36 to discuss art and the role it plays in the fantasy genre. Todd then guides the audience through his art process using artwork from the Unfettered anthology and Terry’s two most recent novels, Wards of Faerie and Bloodfire Quest.


Personally, I love artwork. I love cover art. I love interior art. I love how bo...

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Published on April 20, 2013 08:37 • 17 views
Average rating: 4.00 · 58 ratings · 24 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Dark Thorn
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Unfettered
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — expected publication 2013
Song of the Fell Hammer
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions

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Witch Wraith
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Shawn Speakman Shawn Speakman said: "I have to say, this trilogy really did it for me. And as a long-time Terry Brooks fan, I can safely say it shouldn't disappoint very many people.

I had some expectations going into this book. Only a few of them came true. But where Terry took the stor...more
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Witch Wraith by Terry Brooks
Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3)
by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2013
I have to say, this trilogy really did it for me. And as a long-time Terry Brooks fan, I can safely say it shouldn't disappoint very many people.

I had some expectations going into this book. Only a few of them came true. But where Terry took the stor...more
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NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
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The Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks
The Bloodfire Quest (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #2)
by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
read in December, 2012
A great book! The Dark Legacy of Shannara is quickly becoming one of my favorite Terry Brooks stories. I loved the set up in Wards of Faerie but Bloodfire Quest ratchets it all up to a new level. By the time I finished the book, I just couldn't belie...more
The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
A fitting tale for one of the greatest epic fantasy series of all time, the Dark Tower saga!

When Stephen King finished the final book in the Dark Tower series, I was sad. The series ended on a perfect note, I felt, and I knew that King would likely n...more
Unfettered by Shawn Speakman
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I've only read one of these stories so far, but I've already pre-ordered my copy.

You can get yours over here if you like:

http://grimoakpress.com/2012/08/unfet... " Read more of this review »
Unfettered by Shawn Speakman
" As I have a story in here, I'm not going to review (will after I get to read all the stories, but I wanted to take a few minutes to give my opinion on the project as a whole.

Unfettered is the brain-child of Terry Brooks who wanted to find a way to... " Read more of this review »
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