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Terry Brooks

ValkyrieRaven88 said:
Eh, after all the nasty things I keep hearing about him, and the interview I read, and the comments I've read on his books, I doubt I'll ever read him. In fact, the interview alone was enough to convince me, just because he seemed so snobby...
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I would never read Brooks horrible just horrible hmm what about my forum name?:p

I think the Word and Void trilogy are his best books to date it's too bad he felt the need to tie them into the Shannara universe that just brings down their value imho. I think Brooks has evolved a bit while I could never read the Landover series again I will remember them fondly as it was a nice change of pace from his Shannara stuff. The series before last I thought was good the one following it not as much but still slightly readable if just to see the characters fates from the previous series.
 
I am not looking forward to it at all. The First King of Shannara was bad enough, it was very repetitive and it was very much like LOTR, just about every thing in it.
 
DanielTC said:
I am not looking forward to it at all. The First King of Shannara was bad enough, it was very repetitive and it was very much like LOTR, just about every thing in it.
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well tommorrow well be the time to get the new book in the states yes I can't wait
 
Well, I was highly disappointed with the last Shanarra trilogy (the wrap up was awful).

Read the new book, Armageddon's Children...not bad, not bad. A bit of the formula quest-to-find-a-talisman schtick but otherwise the post-apocolyptic world is pretty cool.
 
terry brooks?

i've decided to read terry brooks.

however, i don't know which books to start with. and i know he's written quite a lot of quartets, most about shannara. does it matter what order you read those in?

thanks in advance for your help!! sorry if this is in the wrong section.
 
Hi Hermione. I think the book most people start with is The Sword of Shannara. That's the only one I've read and it was very good. Then, there are books that come after that such as The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara. I think that Terry Brooks is a great author and I've been meaning to read The Elfstones of Shannara for a long time. Hope you enjoy him!
 
i think i'll read the first king of shannara and the rest of that series, then read the heritage of shannara. I'm looking forward to it!
 
I have to agree most of the people here who say that the Shanara series is mediocre - because it is.

At least, from what I've read of it (1st book and 1/2 of the second).

But having read some of his other books I can say he's not all bad. The LandOver series he wrote was completely different - it had none of the horrible pacing / longwindedness of Shanara - I was suprised to find out is was actually a captivating, interesting read - enough so for me to track down and purchase all 5 of the books in the series.

I haven't read any of his other books, but I will definately stipulate that this guy has potential.
 
Sword or Shannara was probably the first fantasy book I read because I wanted to. I had read Tolkien's "The Hobbit" in school, and C.S. Lewis "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" in school as well. I found an old copy of Sword of Shannara in my grandmother's attic and decided to read it because the artwork had elves on it and looked interesting (I was probably 12 at the time).

Since then I've read the whole Hertiage series, the original 3, the prequel, and the first two Word/Void books. I also read a few of his later Shannara books as well. I also read the Landover series.

I have to say I consider Brooks to be a lighter read. His books just aren't as detail oriented as say Goodkind, Feist, or R. Jordan. I once described them as "cartoonish".

An example would be the way his characters tend to just move from place to place without stopping at an inn or something. Unless he has an event to describe (usually a visit from the King of the Silver River), he omits details like that.

I didn't like his later Shannara books. When it was a fantasy world it was interesting, but he got too much into airships and uncovering old technologies. Also I couldn't enjoy his newer characters as much as the old. Walker Boh was an excellent character who was a good replacement for Allanon. Both were great characters. The Isle Witch wasn't a favorite of mine. I lost interest.

I never liked the Word/Void series. I think it was because it was set in modern day, and I found the events to be too unbelievable, or perhaps they were just not interesting to me because it wasn't far enough removed from my own daily drudge to be able to lose myself in them.

The Landover series was much better by contrast, largely due to the fantastical world, but also because it was clear from the beginning that it was meant to be comedic and satirical by nature.

I am curious about this latest book however. I've heard several people mention that he is starting to link the Word/Void books to his Shannara series, and I am curious as to how that comes about.

I am also curious if this latest book is directly related to the destruction of civilization that took part in the history of the Shannara world.

Is this the case? If it is, I might consider reading it.

Mathius
 
I have heard Terry Brooks speak on numerous occasions at the Maui Writers Conference. If you are a writer or an aspiring writer, he has great advice. The one time I met him he was very gracious. Sometimes attitude is a mirror...
Linda Collison, author of Star-Crossed (Alfred A. Knopf;2006)
 
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