Date:  2 Aug 90 03:43:31 PDT (Thursday)
Subject: Author Lists: Terry Brooks
From: jwenn@world.std.com (John Wenn)
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
Edited: 10-Mar-95

To many, Terry Brooks epitomizes the current trend toward bad Tolkien
rip-offs.  Others like his books a lot.  Personally, I tend much more
toward the former view than the later.  Although his first book wasn't
that bad;  what the sword actually *did* was fairly clever, and the
background was well sketched (even if it did have the cliche Inn in the
middle of no-where, where do they earn their money?).  It really could
have benefitted from a strong departure from Tolkien instead of a slavish
reproduction.  It was the first _Fantasy_Best_Seller_, and as such
demonstrates the triumph of marketing over content (which is another
discussion entirely).  I haven't read any of his later books, he may have
improved.

Brooks, Terry	(U.S.A., 1/8/1944- )	F

Series
	Magic Kingdom Books
		Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! (1986)
		The Black Unicorn (1987)
		Wizard at Large (1988)
		The Tangle Box (1994)
		Witch's Brew (1995)

	The Shannara Books
		The Sword of Shannara (1977)
		The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)
		The Wishsong of Shannara (1985)
		The Scions of Shannara (1990)
		The Druid of Shannara (1991)
		The Elfqueen of Shannara (1992)
		The Talismans of Shannara (1993)

Media Tie-In
Hook (1992)

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