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July 11, 2014
MTV Officially Orders First Season Of The SHANNARA Series!
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I am very excited and proud to tell you that the dream to turn the Shannara books into an epic television series has just become a reality. MTV has officially ordered the first season of SHANNARA, which will be 10-episodes, and based on The Elfstones of Shannara.
Miles Millar and Al Gough are writing the series, and have done an amazing job with the scripts they’ve written at this point. I really couldn’t be happier with how it’s all com...
Seattle Event Video: Terry Reads and Q&As
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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks is published and in fine bookstores now!Terry is not touring this year. He is deep into writing the third book in the Defenders of Shannara series, along with writing two other new books and partnering with Hollywood to bring The Elfstones of Shannara to television. But he still loves talking to the fans and he decided to hold two events—one at University Bookstore in Seattle, WA (last night) and the other at Powell’s Books in Portlan...
July 8, 2014
In Stores Now: THE HIGH DRUID’S BLADE
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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks is in fine US and UK bookstores today!It is the first book in the Defenders of Shannara series. And it is quite different from most Shannara novels.
Beginning with The Scions of Shannara in 1990, Terry began writing stories that were so large they couldn’t be physically and economically bound in one book. Every successive Shannara tale has been published in sets of books, the stories epic in content and word count. Terry has wonderful...
July 7, 2014
Not An Excerpt Two: The High Druid’s Blade
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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks publishes tomorrow .Usually, being almost publication time, Terry and I would have posted several excerpts from the book for the readers to enjoy. A first few chapters or so, to help soften the wait—or drive some of you crazy.
But this time, Terry decided to do something different for the new release.
He decided to write new scenes!
Every Shannara books has a number of characters, all of which contribute to the tale in some way. Some of t...
June 25, 2014
Reddit “Ask Terry Anything” on July 8th
The High Druid’s Blade publishes on July 8th!
Terry is not doing a large tour for the book. He is swamped with work on the third book in the Defenders of Shannara series as well as several other projects, limiting his time this year.
That said, he still wants to interact with the fans. He has two signings: one at the University Bookstore in Seattle, WA, and one at the Powells Books Burnside location in Portland, OR. As well as a Reddit ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA) interview!
For those of you who don’t...
June 19, 2014
Not An Excerpt One: The High Druid’s Blade
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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks publishes on July 8, 2014.Usually, being several weeks away from publication, Terry and I would have posted several excerpts from the book for the readers to enjoy. A first few chapters or so, to help soften the wait—or drive some of you crazy.
But this time, Terry decided to do something different for the new release.
He decided to write new scenes!
Every Shannara books has a number of characters, all of which contribute to the tale in...
June 10, 2014
2014 HIGH DRUID’S BLADE Event Details
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The High Druid’s Blade publishes on July 8, 2014!It is the first stand alone book in the Shannara series since First King of Shannara, a tale that is complete unto itself.
It is a very different kind of story for Terry. Whereas he wrote epic, epic, epic into the Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, Terry has decided to tell a far more personal story, featuring Paxon Leah as the principle character. I found it refreshing to be largely in one character’s point of view for most of...
June 8, 2014
Terry Reviews: The Confabulist
The Confabulist by Steven Galloway
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m not sure if I’ve recommended this author before or not, but the book I want to recommend this month is THE CONFABULIST by Steven Galloway. The first of his books I read was ASCENSION, and it had one of the most riveting opening chapters I have ever read. This new book is about the magician Houdini and the man who killed him. It is a twisted puzzler wrapped around the lives of the two man and many others, a love story for each, and t...
June 5, 2014
May 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,
It’s that...
May 30, 2014
Terry Reviews: Railsea
Railsea by China Miéville
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This month’s book recommendation: RAILSEA by China Mieville. Here is a truly original writer, someone who takes sentences and reinvents them. I love how he says things. You have to focus because if you don’t pay attention you will miss what he is getting at. But this mostly YA book is a retelling of MOBY DICK, and it is a resounding success. I just loved it. I’ve been a China fan since reading KRAKEN and CITY AND THE CITY among others. He can be...
