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Site officiel de l'auteur a écrit :Tom Maguire writes: Dear Terry, I noticed that your upcoming Shannara trilogy is called Legacy of Shannara. Usually, when a book is named legacy, it means that will be the last story in the entire series. I know you are still writing the second half of Shannara’s pre-history, but after Legacy are you done with the ‘future’ Shannara era? Terry Brooks replies: Whoa! I had no idea that the word ‘legacy’ suggested an end to things. I do think of ‘legacy’ as a reference to what someone has left behind in the wake of their passing. But in my case that would be the entire Shannara series when I am dead and gone, and I don’t plan on going the Robert Jordan route for awhile yet. So, no, this doesn’t meant the series of books chronicling the future of Shannara is ending. It only refers to the legacy given to those characters in this book who are descendants of those in prior books imbued with magic and talismans that have impacted their own lives and now likely the lives of those who will come after. It also refers obliquely to the continuing conflict between magic and science. Hope that’s all right.

Bryan writes: Would it be possible to audio record all the names of people and places in your books starting with The Sword of Shannara that are out of the ordinary and make it available for download. The reason I ask is because until Dragon Con at your interview I along with all the other people where mispronouncing “Shannara”? It would be nice to know the characters by there spoken name. Terry Brooks replies: Here’s the thing, Bryan. I have deliberately avoided doing exactly what you are asking. Not that I haven’t been asked to do it over and over and not that I haven’t thought about it from time to time. But I adopted a hands-off policy early on in my writing career when it came to Shannara. I didn’t what a definitive vocabulary to facilitate pronunciation. I wanted readers to adopt their own way of saying names, which I think makes a book more personal to each reader. That’s why you never get a comprehensive description of characters and creatures. I want you to imagine them. I want you to be part of the process. If I put out a guide, it removes that element of the reading of the books. Admittedly, in retrospect, I probably should have done something about “Shannara”, which no one has pronounced the way I do since the very beginning. I just thought everyone would say it like I do – SHAN-NA-RA. Isn’t it obvious? Guess not. My mistake, but I still think I will leave the creation of a comprehensive vocabulary for another time and place.

That’s why you never get a comprehensive description of characters and creatures.

Then there is a short story—a story fans have been asking after for 35 years!

A lire pour ceux et celles qui ne connaissent pas encore, car c'est tout de même une bonne saga, même si elle date un peu.

Charles C. Cochran writes: I am writing, struggling, to write a fantasy based novel or short story, but am having difficulty in creating a world not copied from all other fantasy. How did you create the world of Shannara?Terry Brooks replies: We’re talking ancient history here, Charles, but I will try to dredge up what I remember. First off, all fantasy shares some similarities. It is pretty impossible to come up with a completely original story that does not in any way resemble anything that went before. My first editor, Lester del Rey, used to say it was impossible. He also told me at one point not to worry about it. Just tell the story in your own voice and it will be original enough. So you might try not worrying about the elements but concentrating on the storytelling so that your own voice comes through. Also, give some thought to what it is you are interested in saying. Who is your protagonist? What is he like? How should people feel about him? What can you make him do to stand out from other characters? Take time to work through where your story starts, where it goes and where it ends before you start writing. It’s hard work, but it usually helps solve some of those tricky questions about what it is you want to see happen.