Legends of Shannara is a series of two

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Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly high fantasy, epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times Best Seller List, ''New York Times'' ...

, published in the United States by

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in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's '' Genesis of Shannara series'' and ''

Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with '' The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, '' First King of Sha ...

'' series, and covers events taking place 500 years after The Great Wars.

The books

''Bearers of the Black Staff'' (released August 24, 2010) tells of the quest of the eponymous Sider Ament, who, with his companions' help, must protect his home valley from an army of Trolls. ''The Measure of the Magic'' (released August 23, 2011) focuses on Sider Ament's companion Panterra Qu, who inherited the staff in ''Bearers of the Black Staff'', and his efforts to control the ancient artifact's magic.

External links

Terry Brooks official site
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