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Terry Brooks
12+ albums
60-70
about
There are Two Contributors here at last.fm who have the name Terry Brooks . One the world famous Si-fi writer, and Two, a more obscure Sound Tech. From Rural Alabama. One Brooks was born in the rural midwestern town of Sterling, Illinois and spent a large part of his life living there.[4] He is an alumnus of Hamilton College, obtaining his B.A. in English Literature in 1966.[4] He later obtained a J.D. from Washington and Lee University. He was a practicing attorney before becoming a full-time author, and now resides in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Judine.[4] Brooks had been a writer since high school, writing mainly in the genres of science fiction, western, fiction, and non-fiction.[4] One day, in his early college life, he was given a copy of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, which inspired him to write in one genre.[4] While Tolkien inspired the genre, Brooks stated at the Charlotte Literary Festival that he credits the inspiration of his style of writing to William Faulkner's works. With this inspiration, he then made his debut in 1977 with his first novel The Sword of Shannara. [4] This novel became the first fantasy book ever to appear on the New York Times bestseller list, where it stayed for five months.[4] After finishing two "sequels" (they were originally intended as stand-alone novels[citation needed]) to The Sword of Shannara, Brooks moved on to the series which would become known as the Landover series.[4] Upon finishing these novels, Brooks beg
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Psychemagik Presents: Magik Sunset, Pt. 1
The Sword of Shannara
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The Elfstones of Shannara
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Planet Delsin - Interstellar Sounds of Stardust
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Hard Knocks
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The Wishsong of Shannara
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Star Wars Episode I
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Armageddon's Children
Planet Delsin - Interstellar S
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The Elves of Cintra
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First Knight of Shannara
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Magic Kingdom For Sale, Sold