Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks was born in 1944 in Illinois.
He developed a love for storytelling in his youth, experimenting with various genres.
His life changed when he read The Lord of the Rings in college, inspiring him to combine elements from different genres into fantasy.
Brooks wrote The Sword of Shannara while studying law, which became the first work of fiction to appear on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.
This success launched his career as a fantasy author, leading to numerous sequels and spin-offs in the Shannara series, as well as other fantasy works.
