Poll: What Decade Did You Start Reading Terry Brooks Books?
I began reading Terry’s work in the 1980’s.
The story of how I became his webmaster is HERE. In short, my mother brought home a ratty, well-loved copy of The Sword of Shannara from work. While she finished reading a different book, the copy of Sword just sat there, waiting for me to pick it up. I did. And thirteen year old Shawn read it in two days, completely engrossed.
At that time, I had no idea there were two sequels. The copy my mother had been given was a first printing paperback. The E...
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May 02, 2015 02:01PM
i started reading terry brooks in the very early 90's. I picked up a copy of the scions of shannara at my local library and was hooked.
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Sword of Shannara was my first Brooks book, read it in 1985. Had just started High School and had a 45 minute bus ride, good way to keep busy during all the travelling time. Have loved his books and re-read them multiple times since.
00's for me. I was just starting high school and picked up Sword at a public library on a whim because I had no homework and was waiting to get picked up. I didn't have my card with me that day so I had to get the book another day.
Didn't get my hands on Brooks until 2000. I found The Sword of Shannara in my middle school library in sixth grade and I was hooked from then on.
Stuck in the wilds of Wyoming, I read Sword of Shannara in 1976.
Late 80's. I love it so much I just started a re-read of the entire series in Terry Brooks recommended reading order :)
I read it in the early 80's, a year or so before Elfstones was released.
It must of been 1994 because Sponge's album Rotting Pinata always makes me think of the Sword of Shannara.
I read Sword of Shannara in 1998. The Shannara series got me though the entirety of High School, and will always hold a special place in my heart. <3
Last summer! My brother recommended the Sword of Shannara series and I haven't been able to stop ever since. Just can't put them down
Around the turn of the century. Not sure if it was still in the 90's or the early 00's.
I discovered the Wishsong of Shannara in the 80's and was hookek...
It wasn't until a few years ago for me.
I believe it was the 80s, my mothers copy of Sword of Shannara. Found it lying around and had never tried to read a book so thick being in my mid teens then. Challenge accepted!
Since 1977 when The Sword of Shannara was published.
I started to read his books of the Sword of Shannara series starting in 1991. I was working and had an hour on the train into work and back home again each day, so I really liked reading his books.
In the 70s. One of my best friends introduced me to the amazing world of fantasy. First was The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and then Sword of Shannara. My life has never been the same. I always believed in those worlds. Glad others did/do too!
In the 90's Kingdom for Sale Sold.
00's for me. I too am about to start the series all over again in Terry's recommended order :)
Late 80s or early 90s. Over the past year, I've gone back and re-read the earliest ones because that was just so long ago...
I started reading them last year! And have thoroughly enjoyed all the ones I have read so far!
1977 and I still own the letters Mr. Brooks wrote to me, and the first edition with the Hildebrandt fold-out. Bought every one since.
I think I started reading The Sword of Shannara in 2001 or 2002. I was getting really into Lord of the Rings at the time so my dad gave me an old copy of SoS. :)
I started reading his books with his first in 1977
