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Postponed: The High Druid’s Blade

Publishing: August 2014

Dear Readers,

Got some news about the next book. Good and bad, depending on who you are and how you stand on things. Del Rey has decided to postpone publication of The High Druid’s Blade until this coming August. There will be no new book in March. Perhaps they are worried about my turning 70. It might be wise not to overwork me. Perhaps they wish to take advantage of the TV show publicity which we are expecting later in the year. Perhaps no one reads my books anymore an...

Poll: Do You Read Early-Released Excerpts?

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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks publishes March 11, 2014!

Last week, I decided to have some fun and hold a Facebook contest where, if Terry’s fans Liked and Shared a post enough, I would release Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 together from the new book. The response was overwhelming, of course. When Terry’s fans want something and band together, they become an unstoppable force. Within an hour, I had to post the two chapter excerpts, letting people read the opening chapters from The Hi...

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!

Happy Holidays, Reader...

Excerpt: The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks

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The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks will publish March 11, 2014 in the US and the UK! It is the first stand-alone novel in Shannara since the publication of First King of Shannara, one of three stand-alone novels that will be published in the Defenders of Shannara series. These three books will lead into the concluding Shannara trilogy that Terry plans to write in the next few years.

To celebrate the upcoming release of The High Druid’s B...

2013 Year End Letter to the Fans

Dear BrooksBooks Readers,

What a year! I don’t know about yours, but I am exhausted from mine. Thank goodness it’s 2014. There’s lots of madness and hard work ahead, but I think I might be on the downhill side of a few of the more complex and challenging struggles I’ve been dealing with over the past twelve months. As usual with this year-end epistle, I will share it all with you now.

The most frustrating effort has been with the negotiations that led up to my partnering with MTV to make a tele...

Poll: Are You Happy Shannara Nears Its End?

For many of you, that poll question likely made you want to howl in anger.

It’s true though. For the last year at events and on this website, Terry has been saying that he will be wrapping up the end continuity of the Shannara series. It doesn’t mean he won’t write more Shannara books set within the established timeline—like pre-Shannara books or books set between series—but it does mean Terry will be concluding the series exactly as he sees fit.

That means, thankfully, in the event of untimely...

UK Cover: The High Druid’s Blade

Orbit UK Cover

PRESS RELEASE: ORBIT UK UNLEASHES HIGH DRUID’S BLADE COVER

Coming in March is something new and very exciting from one of the all-time greats of epic fantasy writing.

THE HIGH DRUID’S BLADE is a brand new title from Terry Brooks. It’s the first Defenders of Shannara novel – one of three new stand-alone novels set in his thrilling world of Shannara.

Here for the first time is our UK version of the cover in all its glory, using the stunning artwork from illustrator Bastien Lecouffe D...

Poll: How Do You Pronounce ‘Shannara?’

The Annotated Sword of Shannara

Fantasy is filled with strange names.

It’s part of the charm of the genre. It is far easier to get lost in a strange world if that world is all the different from our own. That includes names for places and people.

For many people, the first time they come to Terry’s work is by viewing one of those names: Shannara. It is in the very title of the book that a new reader picks up and handles for the first time. The creation of the name is lost to even Terry. But it i...

Why Shannara on MTV is a Good Thing

A Letter from Terry

Dear Readers,

You cannot imagine how difficult it has been waiting for this morning’s announcement about the endeavor to turn the Shannara books into a TV series, starting with Elfstones of Shannara. Really, it has been very hard not to talk about it. I’ve known about the particulars of this effort for some time. I’m very excited about Miles Millar and Al Gough writing and Jon Favreau directing. I am also very excited about MTV’s strong passion for the project and I am very...

ELFSTONES at MTV with Jon Favreau / SMALLVILLE Duo

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PRESS RELEASE: SHANNARA MTV TV SERIES

In one of MTV’s most ambitious moves on the scripted side since Susanne Daniels became president, the network has given a script-to-series commitment to Shannara, a drama series based on Terry Brooks’ popular fantasy books.

The project, from Sonar Entertainment and Farah Films, has Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau on board to direct and will be written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar. The trio will execu...