Shannara
Shannara
is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry
Brooks, beginning with
The Sword of Shannara
in 1977 and continuing through
The Gypsy Morph
which was released in August 2008. The series blends
magic and primitive technology and the books are set
in the Four Lands which in some books is identified
as Earth long after civilization as we know it was
destroyed in a chemical and nuclear holocaust called
the Great Wars. By the time of the prequel
First King of
Shannara, the world has now reverted to a
medieval state and magic has re-emerged to
supplement science as humans and other races live in
a place known as the four lands, which is a future
North America. Further into the novels science
starts to become more advanced.
