Terry Brooks's Blog, page 42
February 9, 2015
Books
Ballantine Books shockingly was not Terry’s first choice to publish The Sword of Shannara. Terry chose DAW Books to send his first manuscript to because Ballantine already had Tolkien. DAW however sent Terry to Lester Del Rey, the new fantasy editor at Ballantine. Lester immediately saw the value of The Sword of Shannara and signed Terry.
Del Rey Books, with Terry Brooks as its major foundation, was born.
From this humble beginning Terry has written more than 25 New York Times bestselling novel...
Events
Order a Signed Copy!
Wards of Faerie, Bloodfire Quest, and Witch Wraith are all available in fine bookstores now!
The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy is set about 100 years after the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, where a search for the lost Elfstones of Faerie takes place—to deadly consequences.
And the Four Lands will never be the same again! Those consequences are felt in the newest Shannara novel, The High Druid’s Blade. It published July 8, 2014 and features Paxon Leah, the first non-Ohms...
SHANNARA On MTV: Back On Set & Filming
Terry and Manu Bennett (Allanon)
Greetings All,
Back on set today, Monday, the first of three in which we will be watching the shooting, after which we are on our way elsewhere. This time out we were rested and got an early start – for us. We were there until dinner time, then had an evening out with the writers Al and Miles, talking shop and laughing a great deal over stories of other times and places. Such good guys, and I am reminded again about how well we bonded right from the first.
A word...
SHANNARA On MTV: Glowworms & Hobbits
Dear Readers,
And, I should add hopefully, future viewers. I think you will be once you’ve seen what’s coming.
But for now, the latest report from the fringes of New Zealand. Yesterday, Sunday here, was the close of the three day holiday, and Judine and I took the day to go off to the Glowworm caves and Hobbitton. Took us all day to do this, 12 hours, because the traffic was horrific. Everyone going somewhere and all of them coming back at the same time to Auckland. Really a mess, but the day w...
February 7, 2015
SHANNARA On MTV: A Day Off With The Actors
A fun trip for a rare day off Shannara filming!
Greetings from New Zealand,
Having survived a hectic day 1, we had time off on day 2. So there is no report to give you except that we walked around Auckland and ate good food.
Today, Saturday, is day 3, and this was another day off because we are in the midst of a very large 3 day holiday that involves thousands of people trying to go somewhere. We decided to join the mob along with producer Dan, MTV executive Polly, and a driver who gave up his d...
February 6, 2015
SHANNARA On MTV: Filming Begins
In New Zealand for the initial filming of Shannara!
Dear Readers,
Am now in New Zealand on site for filming the Shannara series. This is the start of a daily report on what is happening with the time Judine and I are spending as visitors to the film sets and outdoor sites. Will send along what pictures I can, but as you can probably guess there is some secrecy involved in all this. So some things I might wish to send will have to wait for their proper reveal time.
The trip over was rough, and so...
February 3, 2015
December ASK TERRY Posted
For many years the only chance a fan had of speaking to Terry was to meet him at tour events or conventions.
With the establishment of this website in 2000, Terry began accepting two questions from each fan per month. On the last day of the month, five questions are randomly drawn. Terry answers these five questions and they are posted monthly for your enjoyment.
Below are the questions selected last month and Terry’s answers! Enjoy!
Note: This section may contain spoilers!
Dear Readers,
You see w...
January 26, 2015
November ASK TERRY Posted
For many years the only chance a fan had of speaking to Terry was to meet him at tour events or conventions.
With the establishment of this website in 2000, Terry began accepting two questions from each fan per month. On the last day of the month, five questions are randomly drawn. Terry answers these five questions and they are posted monthly for your enjoyment.
Below are the questions selected last month and Terry’s answers! Enjoy!
Note: This section may contain spoilers!
Dear Readers,
You see w...
January 17, 2015
October ASK TERRY Posted
For many years the only chance a fan had of speaking to Terry was to meet him at tour events or conventions.
With the establishment of this website in 2000, Terry began accepting two questions from each fan per month. On the last day of the month, five questions are randomly drawn. Terry answers these five questions and they are posted monthly for your enjoyment.
Below are the questions selected last month and Terry’s answers! Enjoy!
Note: This section may contain spoilers!
Dear Readers,
You see w...
