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January 25, 2013
Poll: Will You Buy The Garet Jax Short Story On Monday?
On Monday, January 28th, The Weapons Master’s Choice will e-publish!
It is the second of three e-short stories in the Paladins of Shannara e-series. The first was Allanon’s Quest, featuring the Druid Allanon and his efforts in locating the last heir of Shannara.
For The Weapons Master’s Choice, Terry has returned to one of his best characters ever—Garet Jax! To say Garet is a fan favorite is a vast understatement. Terry waited for the right story to come around, it did, and he wrote it. Now we...
January 21, 2013
Sword & Laser Video Interview: Terry Brooks
Terry has a busy 2013 ahead!
He will be publishing four short stories, two novels, and will be conducting two tours that will take him to various parts of the United States. He is also traveling to two domestic conventions—the San Diego Comic Con and Phoenix Comicon—and at least two foreign conventions in Dubai and Italy.
But that’s not all.
He’s also doing a barrage of interviews as usual, answering questions about his work and the craft, talking about the fantasy genre. It’s one of his favorit...
January 19, 2013
Attend Get Lit At the Beach!
Have you ever wanted to talk to Terry outside of a book signing where he can only engage each fan for a minute or two? Well, here’s your chance!
Terry is once again taking part in Get Lit at the Beach, an intimate literary festival of sorts taking place in Cannon Beach, OR on April 12-14! Several other authors will be involved as well, including the wonderful Ursula K. Le Guin!
This is a rare opportunity for Terry’s fans! He will be more available than at a book signing or convention. He welco...
January 14, 2013
Sneak Peek: Todd Lockwood Bloodfire Quest Interior Art
Sneak peek: From the Todd Lockwood interior art for Bloodfire Quest!
Every once in a while, I get to have a little wicked fun with Terry’s fans.Yes, I’m a fan. I have been a long time. My place alongside Terry and his work gives me the opportunity to see many things before the fans. This is a blessing and a curse. While I get to see and read things early, I also can’t talk about them.
That, my friends, can be quite maddening.
Today’s post is a case in point. The painted image to the right is fro...
January 4, 2013
Poll: Which Dark Legacy Cover Is Your Favorite?
2013 is going to be a busy year for Terry! And just as busy for me!
Wards of Faerie published in August 2012. It is the first book of The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, a story that takes place after the events of High Druid but is strongly tied to The Elfstones of Shannara. Terry and Del Rey Books decided that the books of the trilogy would be released much closer in time than usual, a gift for Terry’s fans who always wait so patiently for his new books.
The result is Bloodfire Quest being p...
January 3, 2013
Terry Reviews: The Yellow Birds
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My book this time around is Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers. Yellow Birds has been on everyone’s best books of 2012 reading list, and it deserves to be. A riveting story of life in the ground war in Iraq, it details the lives of Bartlett, the narrator, and a soldier named Murph, whose mother has made Bartlett promise to bring her son home safe. It gives a clear, nerve-jangling picture of combat in a land where the goals and the enemy both ar...
January 1, 2013
Chapter One: Bloodfire Quest
Bloodfire Quest, Book Two in The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, is publishing March 12, 2013!
That means the book will be released in just over two months time!
Many have called Wards of Faerie a great book. Having already read Bloodfire Quest, I can tell you Dark Legacy only gets better! The heroes have been introduced in the first book and now Terry turns up the heat—as only he can!
Here is a bit more about Bloodfire Quest:
The adventure that started in Wards of Faerie takes a thrilling new t...
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. Now with the establishment of this website, Terry will accept two questions from each fan per month. On the last day of the month, five questions will be randomly drawn. Terry will answer these five questions and they will be posted monthly for your enjoyment.
Below are the questions selected last month and Terry’s answers! Enjoy!
Note: This section may contain spoilers!
Welcome Back, Rea...
December 26, 2012
The Bloodfire Quest Tour
And with the new book comes a new tour!
Terry will be hitting the road for Bloodfire Quest, the second book in The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, meeting his fans and signing thousands of books before it is done. For those of you who haven’t gone to a Terry Brooks event and he’s coming near you, do it! It is a fun experience. Terry will be reading an excerpt from Witch Wraith or possibly the third short story he will be wri...
December 18, 2012
Shawn Is Alive: No Really, He Is
I’ve had a great year.
After the year I had in 2011, I deserved a great 2012.
As many of you know, I was diagnosed with cancer in May 2011. I went through two surgeries, six months of chemotherapy, and many days where I laid in bed wondering what it all means.
But I persevered. I overcame. I shut up and put up, as they say. And I am stronger for it now.
Throughout the ordeal, I had some important people around me. Friends. Family. And a large internet group of people cheering me from beyond the c...
