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We talk to a master of fantasy fiction. Interview: Terry BrooksThere are few names in modern fantasy that are as recognisable as Terry Brooks. Since 1977, with the publication of The Sword Of Shannara, the author has released novel after novel in the series and his other major line, The Magic Kingdom Of Landover. His books have been sold worldwide, consistently hit The New York Times bestseller list, and seem to be constantly optioned for films rights by various studios, although no adaptations have emerged yet. His latest completed trilogy, The Genesis Of Shannara, bridges his dark urban fantasy Word & Void series and his Shannara proper line. Fans had speculated that the two may be linked during the release of the original books – Running With The Demon, A Knight Of The Word and Angel Fire East – and this of course was made canon. Brooks’s move to link them, however, was taken much earlier than many speculated, as he told us when we spoke to him by telephone at his Seattle home on a Friday evening. “Everyone seems to think that it was a decision that I took pretty late on,” he said. “Actually it was much earlier, more around the time of The High Druid Of Shannara.” |