Terry Brooks

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Terry Brooks (2016)

Terry Brooks actually, Terence Dean Brooks (* 8. January 1944 in Sterling , Illinois , USA ) is an American fantasy - author .

Life

Brooks was already creative as a teenager. During his school days he was enthusiastic about the author William Faulkner , later as a student the book The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien had a great influence on him. When The Sword of Shannara came out in 1977 and was sold successfully, he gave up his profession as a lawyer and devoted himself exclusively to writing.

Since then, The Sword of Shannara initially became a trilogy , followed by other sub-series, which in the course of the following decades resulted in an extensive saga with dozens of novels, which was also adapted in the television series The Shannara Chronicles . In addition to the Shannara saga as his main work, there is another fantasy series with the Landover cycle. Brooks also wrote adaptations of the novel to Spielberg's Peter Pan adaptation Hook and The Phantom Menace , the first part of George Lucas' second Star Wars trilogy .

In 2017 Brooks received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Shannara saga

The novel The Sword of Shannara (1977) was written at a time when the modern genre of fantasy was just emerging and was still heavily influenced by Tolkien's success. Terry Brooks' book is one of the clearest proofs of this: it is almost a detailed copy of the plot and motifs of the Lord of the Rings over long stretches . This culminates in a scene in which the wise advisor to the adventure community falls into a ravine fighting a henchman of evil and only reappears later (a copy of the fight between Tolkien's character Gandalf and the Balrog ). The figure of the wandering king who has recaptured his throne also appears in the figure of a Balinor Buckhannah.

It was only in his second part of the series Die Elfensteine ​​von Shannara that Brooks emancipated himself more clearly from his role model, for example by building more female actors as protagonists.

When the first parts of the saga were translated into German, they were divided into three or two books respectively, so that, for example, the three volumes of the original edition of the first trilogy appeared in German as nine (relatively narrow) paperbacks.

Sub-series and chronology

Sword of Shannara trilogy
  • I Sword of Shannara deals with the last 100 years before the disappearance of the last druid Allanon.
  • II The Elfensteine ​​of Shannara is about 50 years after the sword of Shannara .
  • III The magic song of Shannara is about 20 years after the Elfensteins of Shannara .
Heirs to Shannara tetralogy

The tetralogy is located about 300 years after the magic song of Shannara .

First King of Shannara - The outcasts of Shannara (prequel single novel)

The prehistory to the sword of Shannara takes place about 500 years before it. Since the book was written later, it contains information that is not yet available at the beginning of the Sword of Shannara trilogy.

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara - The journey of the Jerle Shannara

The journey of the Jerle Shannara is about 130 years after the legacy-of-Shannara tetralogy.

High Druid of Shannara - The magicians of Shannara

The magician of Shannara is located approximately 20 years after the journey of the Jerle Shannara .

Genesis of Shannara - The Great Wars

The Great Wars represent the connection between the Word / Void trilogy and the Shannara cycle. They take place in a post-apocalyptic world around the year 2092 (and thus around 2000 years before the events in the sword of Shannara ), in which the great governments perished and many parts of the world are uninhabited. The few surviving people live in so-called compounds (fortified cities or squares) and try to preserve part of their world there. The Knights of the Word are there to help, even if the people from these fortified places of residence show them little friendliness. In addition to the people in the compounds, there are also many who have been so changed by the toxins and diseases that contributed to great devastation in the Great Wars that they are physically little like humans. They are outcasts and freaks .

Two knights of the word are Logan Tom and Angel Perez, who both get an assignment from the lady. There are also the ghosts, a gang of children who live in Seattle and fight for their survival there. Opposite them are the demons and their servants: the erstwhile humans. They have been corrupted by the demons, have no will of their own and represent the armies of the demons.

The legend of Shannara

The legend of Shannara is set about 500 years after the Great Wars .

The dark gift of Shannara

The dark gift of Shannara is located approximately 100 years after The Magi of Shannara .

The Fall of Shannara

Planned as a tetralogy , these novels are to form the chronological conclusion of the Shannara cycle, although Brooks does not rule out the possibility of further stories being published. New novels would take place accordingly between the existing sections.

The Word & the Void - Word / Void cycle

The Word / Void cycle takes place in a contemporary world very similar to ours. In this, however, there are also demons, forest rascals, eaters (invisible beings for people who are not gifted with magic and who feed on the suffering and pain of people) and gifted magic - one of these is Nest Freemark, the main character in the series. She is the seventh freemark woman to own magic and use it to prevent demons and eaters from gaining the upper hand. John Ross, a knight of the word, is also on the side of the good, but always a little distant. He serves the lady who represents the word and fights against the void. While John Ross tries to keep Nest on the good side, demons try to get her or other magicians on their side.

In terms of time, this series takes place before the Shannara saga. Originally written as two separate and independent series, the Word / Void cycle and the Shannara saga were later merged into one series by The Great Wars . Demon Summer takes place in 1997 (and thus approx. 95 years before The Great Wars or 2095 years before The Sword of Shannara ), City of Demons in 2002 and Demon Fire in 2012.

Film adaptations

Terry Brooks has expressed interest in having his books filmed on several occasions. Warner Bros. had acquired the rights to the Shannara series and was planning a feature film, but the plans were discarded and the film rights went back to the author in August 2010. Since 2012 there have been plans to produce both feature films for the Landover series and a TV series for the Shannara series in the style of Game of Thrones . In July 2014, MTV commissioned the 10 episodes of the planned adaptation of The Elfensteine ​​von Shannara . On November 13, 2014, it was announced that Poppy Drayton would play the lead role as Amberle Elessedil in this film adaptation. Other roles known so far are Manu Bennett, known from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, as Druid Allanon, Austin Butler as Wil Ohmsford, Aaron Jakubenko as Elven Prince Ander Elessedil and John Rhys-Davies , who played the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings , as the Elven King Eventine Elessedil.

The 10-part series was broadcast weekly on MTV in America from January 5, 2016 under the title The Shannara Chronicles . In Germany, Amazon broadcast the episodes one day later as video-on-demand via its streaming service Amazon Prime Video. The series was broadcast on German free TV on RTL II from May 10, 2016.

On the occasion of the start of the series, the trilogy The Sword of Shannara will be reissued as a two-part series called The Chronicles of Shannara - The Sword of the Elves , and The Elf Stones of Shannara as a two-part series called The Shannara Chronicles - Elf Stones .

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Shannara

Shannara / Sword of Shannara trilogy
  • 1 The Sword of Shannara (1977; also as: The Annotated Sword of Shannara: 35th Anniversary Edition , 2012, e-book)
    • German in 3 parts:
      • Part 1: The Sword of Shannara. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23268, 1978, ISBN 3-442-23268-6 .
      • Part 2: The son of Shannara. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23274, 1978, ISBN 3-442-23274-0 .
      • Part 3: The legacy of Shannara. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23281, 1978, ISBN 3-442-23281-3 .
      • Collective edition: The Sword of Shannara Original compilation . Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann # 10053, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-442-10053-4 . Also as: Shannara I. Blanvalet / Goldmann 2003, ISBN 3-442-24267-3 . Also called: The Shannara Chronicles - The Sword of the Elves. 2016, Blanvalet, ISBN 3-7341-6103-7 .
    • English edition in 3 parts:
      • Part 1: In the Shadow of the Warlock Lord (2003; also: The Warlock Lord , 2004)
      • Part 2: The Druids' Keep (2003)
      • Part 3: The Secret of the Sword (2003)
  • 2 The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)
    • German in 3 parts:
      • Part 1: The Elfstones of Shannara. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg . Goldmann # 23831, 1983, ISBN 3-442-23831-5 .
      • Part 2: The Druid of Shannara. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg. Goldmann # 23832, 1983, ISBN 3-442-23832-3 .
      • Part 3: The demons of Shannara. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg. Goldmann # 23833, 1983, ISBN ISBN 3-442-23833-1 .
      • Collective edition: The Elfstones of Shannara. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg. Goldmann # 23902, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-442-23902-8 . Also as: Shannara II. Blanvalet / Goldmann 2004, ISBN 3-442-24272-X . Also called: The Shannara Chronicles - Elfensteine. Translated by Mechthild Sandberg-Ciletti. Blanvalet # 6104, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7341-6104-9 .
  • 3 The Wishsong of Shannara (1985)
    • German in 3 parts:
      • Part 1: The magic song of Shannara. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann # 23893, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-442-23893-5 .
      • Part 2: The King of Shannara. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann # 23894, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-442-23894-3 .
      • Part 3: The Redemption of Shannara. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Goldmann # 23895, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-442-23895-1 .
      • Collective edition: Shannara III. Blanvalet, 2004, ISBN 3-442-24289-4 . Also as: The Shannara Chronicles - the song of the elves. Translated by Sylvia Brecht-Pukallus. Completely reviewed and revised by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet # 6127, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-7341-6127-8 .

Collective issues:

  • The Magic of Shannara (collective edition from 1–3; 1990; also: The Sword of Shannara Trilogy , 2002)

Prequel to the Shannara trilogy:

  • First King of Shannara (1996)
Heritage of Shannara / Heirs of Shannara -Tetralogy
  • 1 The Scions of Shannara (1990)
    • German in 3 parts:
      • Part 1: The children of Shannara. Translated by Erna Tom. Goldmann # 24535, 1991, ISBN 3-442-24535-4 .
      • Part 2: The girl from Shannara. Translated by Erna Tom. Goldmann # 24536, 1991, ISBN 3-442-24536-2 .
      • Part 3: The Magic of Shannara. Translated by Erna Tom. Goldmann # 24537, 1991, ISBN 3-442-24537-0 .
      • Anthology: The Shannara Chronicles: The Heirs of Shannara - Heroes Search. Translated by Erna Tom. Completely reviewed and revised by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet, 2017, ISBN 3-7341-6139-8 .
  • 2 The Druid of Shannara (1991)
    • German in 2 parts:
      • Part 1: The Shadows of Shannara. Translated by Angelika Weidmann. Goldmann # 11584, 1991, ISBN 3-442-11584-1 .
      • Part 2: The traitors of Shannara. Translated by Angelika Weidmann. Goldmann # 24643, 1995, ISBN 3-442-24643-1 .
      • Anthology: Also called: The Shannara Chronicles: The Heirs of Shannara 2 - Druid Spirit. 2018, Blanvalet, ISBN 978-3-7341-6140-7 .
  • 3 The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992)
    • German in 2 parts:
      • Part 1: The Elven Queen of Shannara. Translated by Karin König. Goldmann # 24571, 1992, ISBN 3-442-24571-0 .
      • Part 2: The persecuted by Shannara. Translated by Karin König. Goldmann # 24572, 1993, ISBN 3-442-24572-9 .
      • Anthology: The Shannara Chronicles: The Heirs of Shannara 3 - Elf Queen. 2018, Blanvalet, ISBN 3-7341-6141-X .
  • 4 The Talismans of Shannara (1993)
    • German in 2 parts:
      • Part 1: The Riders of Shannara. Translated by Karin König. Goldmann # 24588, 1994, ISBN 3-442-24588-5 .
      • Part 2: the talismans of Shannara. Translated by Karin König. Goldmann # 24590, 1994, ISBN 3-442-24590-7 .
      • Anthology: The Shannara Chronicles: The Heirs of Shannara 4 - Shadow Riders. Blanvalet, ISBN 3-7341-6142-8 .

English collective edition:

  • The Heritage of Shannara (collective edition of 1–4 in cassette; 1993)

German collective editions:

Word and the Void
  • 1 Running with the Demon (1997; also: Running With the Demon )
    • German: Demon Summer. Translated by Rainer Gladys. Goldmann # 41636, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-41636-1 .
  • 2 A Knight of the Word (1998)
    • German: City of Demons. Translated by Rainer Gladys. Goldmann # 35244, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-35244-4 .
  • 3 Angel Fire East (1999)
    • German: demon fire. Translated by Rainer Gladys. Goldmann # 35335, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-35335-1 .
  • The Word and the Void (collective edition from 1–3; 2003)

Imaginary Friends (short stories):

  • 1 Imaginary Friends (1991, in: Lester del Rey and Rita Kessler (Eds.): Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales )
    • German: Invisible Friends. Translated by Dagmar Hartmann. In: Lester Del Rey and Rita Kessler (eds.): The great fairy tale reading book of fantasy. Goldmann Fantasy # 24570, 1992, ISBN 3-442-24570-2 .
  • 2 Warrior (2018, short novel)
Voyage of the Jerle Shannara / Die Reise der Jerle Shannara
  • 1 Ilse Witch (2000)
  • 2 Antrax (2001)
    • English: The Labyrinths of Shannara. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Goldmann # 24178, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-24178-2 . Also called: The Elves' Labyrinth. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet # 6182, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7341-6182-7 .
  • 3 Morgawr (2002)
    • English: The Revelation of Shannara. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Goldmann # 24179, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-24179-0 . Also called: The Revelation of the Elves. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet Fantasy # 6183, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6183-4 .
  • The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara (collective edition of 1–3 in cassette; 2003)
  • The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Trilogy (collective edition from 1–3; 2004)
High Druid of Shannara
  • 1 Jarka Ruus (2003)
    • German: The banished people. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet # 24180, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-24180-4 .
  • 2 Tanequil (2004)
    • English: The tree of talismans. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet # 24341, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-24341-6 .
  • 3 Straken (2005)
    • English: The conspiracy of the druids. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet # 24389, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-24389-0 .
  • The High Druid of Shannara Trilogy (collective edition from 1–3; 2011)
The Genesis of Shannara / The Great Wars
  • 1 Armageddon's Children (2006)
  • 2 The Elves of Cintra (2007)
    • English: The Elves of Cintra. Translated by Michael Nagula. Blanvalet # 26560, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-442-26560-2 .
  • 3 The Gypsy Morph (2008)
    • English: The refugees from Shannara. Translated by Michael Nagula. Blanvalet # 26561, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-26561-9 .
  • Genesis of Shannara (collective edition from 1–3; 2018)
Legends of Shannara / The Legend of Shannara
  • 1 Bearers of the Black Staff (2006)
    • English: The Guardians of the Black Staff. Translated by Wolfgang Thon. Blanvalet # 26868, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-26868-9 .
  • 2 The Measure of the Magic (2006)
    • English: The rule of the elves. Translated by Wolfgang Thon. Blanvalet # 26869, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-26869-6 .
The Dark Legacy of Shannara / The dark gift of Shannara
  • 1 Wards of Faerie (2012)
    • German: Elfenwächter. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet Fantasy # 6197, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6197-1 .
  • 2 Bloodfire Quest (2013)
    • German: Blutfeuer. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet Fantasy # 6198, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6198-8 .
  • 3 Witch Wraith (2013)
    • German: Hexenzorn. Translated by Andreas Helweg. Blanvalet Fantasy # 6199, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6199-5 .
Paladins of Shannara
  • 1 Allanon's Quest (2012)
  • 2 The Weapons Master's Choice (2013)
  • 2 The Weapon Master's Choice (2013)
  • 3 The Black Irix (2013)
The Defenders of Shannara
  • 1 The High Druid's Blade (2014)
  • 2 The Darkling Child (2015)
  • 3 The Sorcerer's Daughter (2016)
The Fall of Shannara
  • 1 The Black Elfstone (2017)
  • 2 The Skaar Invasion (2018)
  • 3 The Stiehl Assassin (2019)
  • 4 The Last Druid (announced October 2020)
Short novels and stories
  • Indomitable (2003, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): Legends II )
    • German: Unbending. In: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): Legends (2nd part). Piper Fantasy # 75005, 2006, ISBN 3-492-75005-2 .
  • Dark Wraith of Shannara (2008)
  • Walker and the Shade of Allanon (2013, short story in: Shawn Speakman (Ed.): Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy )
Non-fiction
  • The World of Shannara (2001; with Teresa Patterson)

Series and cycles

Magic Kingdom of Landover / Landover cycle
  • 1 Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! (1986)
    • German: Kingdom for Sale. Translated by Angelika Weidmann. Goldmann # 23914, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-442-23914-1 .
  • 2 The Black Unicorn (1987)
    • English: The black unicorn. Translated by Angelika Weidmann. Goldmann # 23935, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-442-23935-4 .
  • 3 Wizard at Large (1988)
    • German: The king given away. Translated by Angelika Weidmann. Goldmann # 24502, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-442-24502-8 .
  • 4 The Tangle Box (1994)
    • English: The magic labyrinth. Translated by Sabine Schmidt. Goldmann # 24623, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-442-24623-7 .
  • 5 Witches' Brew (1995)
    • German: Hexenzauber: Fantasy-Roman. Translated by Rainer Gladys. Goldmann # 24687, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-24687-3 .
  • 6 A Princess of Landover (2009)
  • Magic Kingdom Boxed Set (collective issue from 1-3; 1993)
  • The Magic Kingdom of Landover Volume 1 (collective edition from 1–3; 2009)
  • The Magic Kingdom of Landover Volume 2 (collective edition of 4 and 5; 2009)
  • An Unfortunate Influx of Filipians (short story, 2015, in: Shawn Speakman (Ed.): Unbound )

Novels

  • Revelation: Meaningful Mysteries for Today (1988)
  • Hook (1991, novel version of Hook )
    • German: Hook. Based on a script by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo and the film idea by Jim V. Hart and Nick Castle . Translated by WM Riegel. Goldmann # 41326, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-41326-5 .
  • The Phantom Menace (1999, novelization for Star Wars film The Phantom Menace )
    • English: The Phantom Menace. Novel based on the script and story by George Lucas . Translated by Regina Winter. Blanvalet (Goldmann # 35243), 1999, ISBN 3-442-35243-6 .
  • Street Freaks (2018)

Collections

  • Terry Brooks - Set of Six Books (1988, collective edition)
  • Terry Brooks Collection (2014)
  • Small Magic: Short Fiction, 1977-2020 (2021)

Short stories

  • The Fey of Cloudmoor (2014, in: Greg Bear and Gardner Dozois (Eds.): Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds )

Anthologies

  • Trolltown I (1998)
  • Trolltown II (1999)
  • Trolltown III (1999)

Non-fiction

  • Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life (2003)
  • Why I Write About Elves (2005)

literature

Web links

Wikiquote: Terry Brooks  - Quotes

Individual evidence

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  10. ↑ presseportal.de
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  12. ↑ service.randomhouse.de
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, Terence Dean (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Sterling , Illinois , USA