n the The Sword of Shannara, the Druid Allanon spoke of a world destroyed by cataclysm and the dark excesses of man that over thousands of years eventually gave rise to Shannara's Four Lands. It was hinted that civilized man, using technology vastly more awesome than he could control, laid waste to the world until it altered the very fabric of its geography. Allanon called that time period—when Man almost lost everything—the Great Wars.

Then Terry wrote a series of contemporary fantasy novels, the Word & Void trilogy, where the forces of Evil attempt to thwart the intentions of Good in modern day America. Fans for years afterward asked if the Word & Void books were the ultimate prequel to the Shannara series, and for years Terry would not answer definitively.

He has now. With the release of Armageddon's Children—Book One of the Genesis of Shannara trilogy—Terry has set out on what will assuredly be his boldest and most difficult adventure yet. Set eighty years after the events of Angel Fire East—the last Word & Void novel—Armageddon's Children is the beginning of the end for Man and his contemporary world. For the Demons, servants of the Void, have gained the upper hand against humanity and the Word, and pollution, disease, and war ruin the Earth. In this new novel, the Great Wars Allanon spoke of to Shea Ohmsford have begun.

The Genesis of Shannara will incorporate several stories—the first being the Genesis of Shannara trilogy, which details the time of the Great Wars. Books taking place after Book Three in the Genesis trilogy will involve the aftermath of the Great Wars when Mankind and Elvenkind reemerge into a world drastically changed. Terry will leap centuries in between stories until he brings history up to the time of Galaphile and the First Druid Order.

And the world will never be the same again.

Genesis of Shannara Armageddon's Children The Elves of Cintra The Gypsy Morph

June 1, 2008

• The Gypsy Morph Excerpt
  The Gypsy Morph, Book Three of the Genesis of Shannara series, will be released August 26th, 2008! But you can begin to read it now by clicking here!

May 2, 2008

• The Gypsy Morph
  The Gypsy Morph, Book Three of the Genesis of Shannara series, will be released August 26th, 2008! The book completes the storyarc begun in Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra. It is the largest of the three books.

June 28, 2007

• The Elves of Cintra Letter
  Terry has posted a letter to the fans detailing his thoughts on The Elves of Cintra and what is to come after it. To read it, click here.

June 26, 2007

• Only Two Months to Go!
  The Elves of Cintra, Book Two in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy, will be released on August 28th in the United States by Del Rey Books and a week later in the United Kingdom by Orbit Books. The book has already received a Starred Review by Publishers Weekly—the magazine the publishing and bookselling world reads—and it surely will gain more starred reviews as we come closer to the book's release.


• Armageddon's Children Mass Market
  The mass market of Armageddon's Children will be released July 31st. It will have new cover art created by Steve Stone and will have a chapter from the forthcoming The Elves of Cintra.


• The Elves of Cintra Tour
  Terry will be touring for the release of the new book. He will be traveling through the mid-Atlantic and New England states in the United States and then will travel to the United Kingdom for a few events there. Check the Events page for the most current information about the tours.


• Eight or Nine pre-Shannara Books?
  When Terry finishes Book Three in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy, he plans on stepping away from pre-Shannara for a while. There are eight or nine books planned to take place during (Genesis of Shannara) and following the Great Wars, but Terry has decided to write elsewhere for the immediate future. He will write a new Landover novel and a new post-Straken Shannara trilogy before returning to the events set after the Great Wars.

To view what Terry plans to write next, be sure to visit the What's Next? page.

If you have a question concerning the pre-Shannara novels, please visit the Ask Terry section of the website and ask them! The more questions, the more answers, and more answers benefits everyone.