{"id":14255,"date":"2014-01-31T08:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T16:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=14255"},"modified":"2014-01-31T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T16:17:36","slug":"terry-brooks-confirms-that-an-end-for-shannara-isnt-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/news\/terry-brooks-confirms-that-an-end-for-shannara-isnt-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Terry Brooks confirms that an<\/em> end for Shannara<\/em> isn’t the<\/em> end for the long-running series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chew Manga<\/em> by Jessica Dinh<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

For the past year or so, Terry Brooks has been teasing his fans with hints of a conclusion<\/a> to his long-running Shannara<\/em> series. Since some of its earliest volumes, the Shannara<\/em> series has explored the results of growing science in a world once dominated by magic. Brooks has mentioned several times now that within the next several years he will be writing a trilogy that will tie-up this ongoing tug o’ war, calling the trilogy and “end” for Shannara<\/em>. But, would Brooks, and his publishers, really be willing to step away from the long-standing (and reliable revenue generating) series? The answer, it appears, is no.<\/p>\n

The the most recent instalment<\/a> of “Ask Terry,” a monthly feature on Brooks’ website where the author answer fan questions, Gina Miller asked, “When I finished Measure of the Magic<\/em>, it felt incomplete. We left everyone divided and leaderless, and it was an incomplete transition to the Shannara world. Will there be a bridge to make the transition complete?”<\/p>\n

To which Brooks replied:<\/p>\n

\nYes, there will be a finish to the set. Just not for awhile. Probably not for as along as five years. I intend to write the end of the Shannara series first, then go back to the pre-history. Obviously, if I intend to keep my promise to all of you, I have to write from Measure up to the First Council of Druids. Let\u2019s hope I live that long.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Colour me unsurprised (and a happy Shannara<\/em> fan). While Shannara<\/em> might receive a trilogy that concludes the war between science and magic, there are many more stories to tell in the world, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see Brooks turning to more standalone novels, similar to his upcoming novel, The High Druid’s Blade<\/em>, set at various points along Shannara<\/em>‘s lengthy timeline.<\/p>\n

In addition to these upcoming novels, Brooks has also said that he has a new book (or series) planned that is entirely unrelated to his previous works. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the past year or so, Terry Brooks has been teasing his fans with hints of a conclusion to his long-running Shannara series. Since some of its earliest volumes, the Shannara series has explored the results of growing science in a world once dominated by magic. Brooks has mentioned several times now that within the… an<\/em> end for Shannara<\/em> isn’t the<\/em> end for the long-running series”>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[43,38,107,41,46],"class_list":["post-14255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-del-rey","tag-fantasy","tag-orbit-books","tag-shannara","tag-terry-brooks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n