Terry Brooks

(1944 --)

Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction who writes mainly epic fantasy and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print. He is known principally for his Shannara series of fantasy novels (see "Tolkien Imitators") , although he has also written in other genres.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1987 -- Dreamcon 2
• 1991 -- InCon '91
• 1995 -- Rustycon 12
• 1996 -- Lunacon 39
• 1999 -- CONduit 9
• 2000 -- WindyCon XXVII
• 2003 -- Con-Version 20
• 2005 -- Albacon 2005
• 2006 -- Ad Astra 25, RavenCon 2006
• 2007 -- FantasyCon 2007
• 2009 -- Con-Version 25
• 2010 -- LibertyCon 23
• 2013 -- Norwescon XXXVI
• 2015 -- MisCon 29

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