The Dark Legacy of Shannara is the title of a series of
novels
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written by
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 ''New York Times'' bestsellers during his writing career, and has ...
. The first book, ''
Wards of Faerie
''Wards of Faerie'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. Published in 2012, it is the first part of ''The Dark Legacy of Shannara'' trilogy. The book was released on August 21, 2012 through Del Rey Books. Set a century after ''Strake ...
'', was released by
Del Rey Books
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in August 2012. These novels take place a century after the ''
High Druid of Shannara
''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks
Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two f ...
'' trilogy, telling the quest of
Khyber Elessedil to recover the lost
Elfstones.
Books
''
Wards of Faerie
''Wards of Faerie'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. Published in 2012, it is the first part of ''The Dark Legacy of Shannara'' trilogy. The book was released on August 21, 2012 through Del Rey Books. Set a century after ''Strake ...
(2012)''
The people of
the Four Lands
''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 Shann ...
have become distrustful of magic after the failure of the Third Druid Council. However, a druid uncovers information that could lead to the rediscovery of the lost Elfstones, which Ard Rhys of Paranor Khyber Elessedil now seeks.
''
Bloodfire Quest
''Bloodfire Quest'' is a 2013 fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second book of the trilogy '' The Dark Legacy of Shannara''. Released on March 12, 2013 by Del Rey Books, it continues the story of the Elfstones from '' Wards of Fae ...
(2013)''
Aphenglow and her sister Arlingfant seek a way to reseal the Forbidding, whilst Khyber and Redden are still stuck within at the mercy of the Straken lord. Meanwhile, Railing searches for a way to save his brother.
'' Witch Wraith (2013)''
Set 100 years after
Straken
''Straken'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the third book in his High Druid of Shannara trilogy. First published in 2005, it takes place immediately after the events of '' Tanequil''.
Plot summary
After receiving the darkw ...
, it chronicles the attempts of two sisters, Arling & Aphen Elessedil to repair a breach in the Forbidding—and the attempt of Railing Ohmsford to bring back his relative Grianne (the former Ilse Witch) to release his brother Redden from the Forbidding and destroy the Straken lord Tael Riverine.
References
External links
Terry Brooks official site
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Book series introduced in 2012
Legacy
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Legacy or legacies may refer ...
Fantasy novel series
Del Rey books