Part IV – Placing the annotations where they belong!Īs you can see, Shawn spent a great deal of time and energy on the book he credits with getting him to read at an early age.Īnd which contributed to his love of words and writing.

The books are known for their engaging characters and themes of heroism and sacrifice. Part III – The final annotations being edited by Anne Groell! The chronological order of the Shannara series is: Word & Void, Genesis, Legends, Original Shannara (aka Sword of Shannara), Heritage, Voyage, High Druid. This series of five books follows the young assistant pig-keeper Taran as he sets out on a quest to save the magical land of Prydain from the evil Horned King.The first season aired on MTV, following the plot of The Elfstones of Shannara the second season aired on Spike TV, continuing the story with an original plot. Part II – Interviewing Terry at his Oregon home! The second book was later adapted into a television series titled The Shannara Chronicles, created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The Sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time.Part I – Why I was hired to work on this project!.Shawn wrote a series of articles on Suvudu detailing his journey from beginning the project to completed book: It is a great book, The Annotated Sword of Shannara giving a further depth to the book that many writers give credit to creating a fantasy section in bookstores. The answers Terry gave led to the rest of the annotations in the book. He then asked Terry more than 100 questions concerning his debut novel. Shawn re-read Sword and wrote about 100 annotations. In November 2011, Del Rey Books contacted Shawn in hopes of creating an annotated edition of The Sword of Shannara, Terry’s first book, published in 1977. This list shows the chronological order of the entire Shannara series. The Shannara Chronicles is a fantasy TV series that premiered in 2016 and is based on the Sword of Shannara trilogy by Terry Brooks. Shawn has been the long-time webmaster and friend of New York Times bestselling author, Terry Brooks.

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