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Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks is a currently seventy-five-year-old, male author of
fantasy.
began writing for school assignments and for pleasure, and from
there his love of writing only grew.
There he studied
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while still in law school and sent the manuscript to Ballentine
Books to be considered for publication.
homes in Seattle and Hawaii, and went on to write over forty more
novels and short stories.
Terry Brooks was raised in a Christian home and grew up
studying the Bible, but he never accepted Christ as his Lord and
Savior.
Brooks claims to be a
He has
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others. The strength they need, though, is not gained through
prayer and petition unto God.
support from family and friends, and their own inner beings.
Brooks has said of his own worldview that People struggle, they
persevere, there is a cost to their efforts, but in the end
things work out. Thats just who I am (A Chat with Author Terry
Brooks).
getting what you want in the end are prevalent themes in many of
Brooks works and present a very naturalistic worldview.
Terry Brooks writes about fantasy and adventure.
He is
Mr.
In
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thought up and consistent with the others, even if the particular
detail is not included in the story.
as our own, but he also takes it upon himself to weave into his
fantasy world issues he finds important.
In order for Brooks works of fantasy to be accepted, the
public must be willing to accept the impossible.
Brooks has
into a trilogy. The Shannara trilogy soon caught the eye of Star
Wars mastermind, George Lucas.
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Brooks writing ability that he asked him to write a book version
of his new movie.
acclaim.
rights.
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Bibliography
A Chat with Author Terry Brooks on the 35th Anniversary of
dddddShannara. graspingforthewind.com.2Aug.2012.Web.
17Feb.2015.
Author Spotlight-Terry Brooks. TerryBrooks.com.n.d.Web.2Feb
yyyyy.2015.
Brooks, Terry. Why I Write About Elves. AmazonShorts.com.n.d.
yyyyyWeb.2Feb.2015.
Terry Brooks. Famousauthors.org.n.d.Web.18Feb.2015.