Terry Brooks

Terry Brooks
Brooks at the 2016 Lucca Comics & Games
Brooks at the 2016 Lucca Comics & Games
BornTerence Dean Brooks
(1944-01-08) January 8, 1944 (age 80)
Sterling, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, former attorney
EducationHamilton College (BA)
Washington and Lee University (JD)
GenreEpic fantasy, urban fantasy
Notable awardsInkpot Award (1997)[1]
SpouseJudine Brooks
Website
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Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944)[2] is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career,[3] and has sold over 25 million copies of his books in print.[4] He is one of the most successful living fantasy writers.[5]

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Monday, Jan. 8, 2018". United Press International. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019. …author Terry Brooks in 1944 (age 74)
  3. ^ Speakman, Shawn (2008). "Terry Brooks' official website". Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. ^ "JIVEMagazine.com - Armageddon's Children: Q&A; with Terry Brooks". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Studio plans Shannara film series". BBC News. June 6, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2008.