Terry Brooks was a practising attorney for many years, but now writes full time. His first novel, THE SWORD OF SHANNARA, remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 5 months, and this was followed by 13 consecutive bestselling novels.
Terry Brooks has delivered some of the best fantasy tales written in the past 35 years [and] Brooks' Shannara series is a grand example of the best of the best in the genre . . . The design of the Shannara books spreads the story line across centuries, yet also makes it easy for new readers to jump in at any point - Associated Press If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read fantasy Terry Brooks is a master of the craft and a trailblazer . . . Required reading I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years Terry's place is at the head of the fantasy world [Brooks'] writing has eerie depths and insights that show just why he is held in such high regard