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June 18, 2015
BrooksBlog: In Praise of Fans
Terry signing at Powells (June 16, 2015)!
IN PRAISE OF FANSThis blog is long overdue, but that’s how it is these days. I am back on tour with The Darkling Child, and it is something of a relief to be momentarily distracted from my work on the Shannara TV show, The Shannara Chronicles. It is also a reminder of how much I enjoy interacting with my readers on a personal basis.
Judine has always maintained that I have the best readers of any author she has ever seen, and she has seen a lot as a D...
June 11, 2015
Live-Streamed: Saturday’s Event On Periscope
Technology. It’s amazing.
This Saturday, Terry will be at the University Bookstore in Seattle, WA at 4:00 PM in support of his new Shannara novel, The Darkling Child. Terry loves doing these events, meeting with fans and signing books.
But he can only be in so many places when a book releases and that leaves a great many people around the world unable to hear him speak in real time.
No more. I will be trying something new Saturday afternoon. Periscope via Twitter.
What is Periscope? Periscop...
June 9, 2015
In Stores Now: THE DARKLING CHILD
In Stores Now!
Today is June 9, 2015!That means it is the release day for The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks!
There is little I need to say at this point about the second book in the Defenders of Shannara series. But I’ll try anyway. It is a stand alone novel, set several years after the events of The High Druid’s Blade, where Paxon Leah has become the High Druid’s Blade and a protector of the Druids at Paranor. What I love about The Darkling Child is its tight-knit, focused story. Like its p...
June 3, 2015
Chapter Three: THE DARKLING CHILD
Order a Signed Copy!
The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks publishes next week on Tuesday, June 9th!It is the second book in the Defenders of Shannara series, three loosely tied-together novels featuring Paxon Leah, the High Druid’s Blade and wielder of the Sword of Leah.
Here is more about The Darkling Child:
From New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks comes a thrilling stand-alone novel in his legendary Shannara series—the perfect place for new readers to begin.
After taking up his enc...
June 2, 2015
Booklist Reviews: THE DARKLING CHILD
Booklist reviews The Darkling Child!
Publishers Weekly Review: THE DARKLING CHILD
Click to Embiggin! Or read the Publishers Weekly review HERE!
June 1, 2015
SHANNARA On MTV: Crispin & Tilton Cast
Commander Tilton
Crispin Edensong
The Shannara Chronicles IMDB.com page is featuring two additions to the cast!
One will be portraying a familiar character from The Elfstones of Shannara. And the other is a new character!
Crispin Edensong will be portrayed by . He is no stranger to TV, as he played Charlie Bryson in The Blue Rose TV series. And he is no stranger to fantasy either, playing a Goblin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Now he will play Crispin Edensong...
May 30, 2015
Chapter Two: THE DARKLING CHILD
Order a Signed Copy!
The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks publishes June 9th!It is the second book in the Defenders of Shannara series, three loosely tied-together novels featuring Paxon Leah, the High Druid’s Blade and wielder of the Sword of Leah.
Here is more about The Darkling Child:
From New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks comes a thrilling stand-alone novel in his legendary Shannara series—the perfect place for new readers to begin.
After taking up his enchanted sword against t...
May 26, 2015
Guest Post: Peter Orullian Talks Character & Terry Brooks
Author Peter Orullian
Depending on who you talk to, the origins of the fantasy tale vary. Some argue that the oldest of old are fantasy, starting with the Epic of Gilgamesh. Others step forward a short while to The Iliad and Odyssey. And still others will defend Tolkien as the true father of the fantasy novel. Though, even Tolkien was influenced by the Volsunga Saga, which also inspired Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen.And none of these is wrong. But . . .
I could argue that in the m...
May 20, 2015
BrooksBlog: An Update On All Things
Hey Everyone,
Time for a new post. Been so busy with reviewing the Shannara Chronicles TV scripts that I’ve barely had time to catch my breath. But things are winding down. I’ve seen the last script and think it is in pretty good shape. So now I am reviewing rough cuts of the various episodes. Just so you understand how that works, they send you one to comment on, then revise it, then send you a new version, and so on until they think they have it perfect. They do this for each episode. A mo...
