Genesis of Shannara by Terry Brooks

I love Terry Brooks. I love his ingenuity, his creativity, his characters and this is no exception.

I had read the original Shannara series many moons ago. Then along came the Word and the Void trilogy, a totally different feel and world. Then Terry brilliantly created this series, the Genesis of Shannara as a bridge between the two.

Armageddon's Children and the Elves of Cintra built the history of Shannara from its earliest origins. The final book of the trilogy, The Gypsy Morph was just released this year. Settling into my favorite chair and reading this book swept me away in the glory of Brooks writing. A saga of strength, imagination, having faith in oneself and ones abilities, persistence, cherishing the unique in humanity and all of creation with some great action and blowin s*#t up. Ah....perfection.

I always like to start from the beginning of great authors works. So if you haven't read Brooks before, why not start with his breakout New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara, join the adventure of brilliant fantasy. Once you get addicted too here's the rest of the glory:

SHANNARA

First King of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara

The Elfstones of Shannara

The Wishsong of Shannara

THE HERITAGE OF SHANNARA

The Scions of Shannara

The Druid of Shannara

The Elf Queen of Shannara

The Talismans of Shannara

THE VOYAGE OF THE JERLE SHANNARA

Ilse Witch

Antrax

Morgawr

HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA

Jarka Ruus

Tanequil

Straken

The World of Shannara

THE WORD AND THE VOID

Running with the Demon

A Knight of the Word

Angel Fire East

Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

And if that wasn't enough, there's also the Magic Kingdom of Landover series, which will expect an addition in 2009.

Happy Reading!