Legends of Shannara

Legends of Shannara
Bearers of the Black Staff
The Measure of the Magic
AuthorTerry Brooks
GenreNovels
No. of books2
Websitewww.terrybrooks.net

Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, published in the United States by Del Rey Books in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's Genesis of Shannara series and Shannara 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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Works by Terry Brooks
Shannara
Novels
Word & Void
The Genesis of Shannara
Legends of Shannara
Prequel
Original Shannara Trilogy
Heritage of Shannara
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
High Druid of Shannara
The Dark Legacy of Shannara
The Defenders of Shannara
  • The High Druid's Blade (2014)
  • The Darkling Child (2015)
  • The Sorcerer's Daughter (2016)
The Fall of Shannara
  • The Black Elfstone (2017)
  • The Skaar Invasion (2018)
  • The Stiehl Assassin (2019)
  • The Last Druid (2020)
Standalone
Other
Short
stories
Magic Kingdom
of Landover
Other works
  • Hook (1991 novelization)
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999 novelization)
  • Sometimes the Magic Works (2003)
  • Why I Write About Elves (2005)