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November 27, 2014
Terry On Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors List
The Hollywood Reporter has listed Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors.
And Terry has made the list!
Hollywood has long mined great storytelling from books. With the amount of bestsellers he has written and the two big projects he currently has in Hollywood, Terry breaking into the Top 25 showcases how people feel about his work and its adapted future. Shannara is coming to MTV in 2015. And the script for Magic Kingdom of Landover is being written with Steve Carell still attached to play Ben Ho...
November 13, 2014
SHANNARA On MTV: Amberle Elessedil Cast
Hi Everyone,
Amberle Elessedil has been cast for MTV’s Shannara!
Deadline reports that Poppy Drayton has landed the role of one of the most important characters in The Elfstones of Shannara.
Here is the news from Deadline:
Poppy Drayton (When Calls The Heart, Downton Abbey) has landed the lead in Shannara, MTV’s 10-episode straight-to-series drama based on Terry Brooks’ massive fantasy book series. Written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, Shannara is set in our world, thousands o...
November 4, 2014
September 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,
Your fait...
October 31, 2014
Poll: What Would Your Halloween Costume Be?
Today is Halloween!
There are many ghastly ghosts and ghouls out there, already roaming the streets, some of them only two feet tall. I’m sure they will terrorize the countryside tonight, vying for as much candy as can be had.
On to today’s poll questions though!
If you had an unlimited amount of money and resources to create the perfect Halloween costume, what would you go as?
I’m not sure what I would do. So many possibilities! Eventine? Allanon? Walker Boh without the arm? A G’Home Gnome? Prob...
Picture: Terry & Author Russell Meek
Terry Brooks & Russell Meek
Russell Meek is an author in Auckland, New Zealand. Terry and Russell shared a panel over the Armageddon weekend (Robert Rankin, Terry and myself) on Sunday 26th, October.
If you are curious about Russell’s work, take a look at this behind the scenes video of his second book’s cover creation. It is a mix of photography (which is Russell’s ‘normal job’) and writing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7P3AIbFsg0
More pictures coming soon!
October 28, 2014
Pictures: Terry Visits Hobbiton
Terry attended Armageddon Expos in Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand over the last two weekends.
In between those weekend conventions, Terry and his wife Judine traveled all over the place. One of the coolest things they had planned was visiting Hobbiton, the setting for the Shire in the Lord of the Rings movies.
The photos don’t disappoint. Here they are:
I threw in a photo of Terry will Jim “Hacksaw” Duggan just because I could. Ha!
How cool is Hobbiton? I need to visit!
October 20, 2014
October 19, 2014
1st Page Excerpt: THE DARKLING CHILD
The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks publishes on July 7, 2015.
I just received in a number of Advanced Reading Copies that will be used for promotional purposes and the like. In fact, one of them is up for auction right now on Grim Oak Press, to help University Bookstore bookseller Duane Wilkins with heart surgery bills. Some time around the New Year, Terry and I will post a contest on his website to win one of the ARCs as well, a full seven months before the book actually publishes.
But that’s...
October 17, 2014
Pictures: The Gathered SHANNARA Writers
Check out these pictures of Terry visiting the Shannara writing team in the production office!
You can’t miss Al Gough and Miles Millar’s offices . . .
Terry and the Shannara show runners / lead writers, Al Gough and Miles Millar
The entire writers group: Josh, Zander, April, Josh, Al, Terry, Evan, Deanna and Miles
October 14, 2014
Terry Reviews: THE MAGICIANS TRILOGY by Lev Grossman
The Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set by Lev Grossman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Even though I am touching on familiar territory here, I want to recommend Lev Grossman’s fantasy trilogy – The Magicians, The Magician King and The Magician’s Land. This is very adult stuff and not for younger readers, but from mid teens upwards, it’s fine. It is such a well constructed and well written story I cannot say enough good things about it. As stories go, I admire this one greatly. It is one of those rare cases wh...
