SYFY WIRE spoke with Brooks, who was in an introspective mood and joked about his own death more than once, about concluding a series that so many fantasy fans have read, his next project, and why he felt the need to write an ending now. What kept them returning, though, is that Brooks is simply an immensely entertaining writer who always tries to do what his first editor, the late Lester del Rey told him: “Just tell a good story people will remember.”Īfter more than two dozen novels and short stories, ending the Shannara series was a long time in the making - and an ending that Brooks had been thinking about for decades.

These are themes that resonated, especially with younger readers. The books had elements of science fiction (including the setting being our world, long after a disaster, detailed in the Genesis of Shannara series) as the world evolved over centuries - as power corrupted, magic was misused, and young characters found themselves. He was influenced by, but not beholden to J.R.R. Brooks never tried to reinvent or subvert the genre. The series' early books helped to reignite the fantasy genre, and for many readers, helped to define modern fantasy.

The Last Druid, the new novel from acclaimed fantasy author Terry Brooks, brings the epic saga he began in 1977 with The Sword of Shannara to a close.

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