The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. The first book of the Original Shannara Trilogy, it was followed by The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara. Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and historical adventure fiction, Brooks began writing The Sword of Shannara in 1967. It took him seven years to complete, as he was writing the novel while attending law school.

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  • The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. The first book of the Original Shannara Trilogy, it was followed by The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara. Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and historical adventure fiction, Brooks began writing The Sword of Shannara in 1967. It took him seven years to complete, as he was writing the novel while attending law school. After being accepted for publication by Ballantine Books, it was used to launch the company's new subsidiary, Del Rey Books. Upon its release, The Sword of Shannara was a major success and the first fantasy paperback to appear on the New York Times bestseller list. Its success provided a major boost to the commercial expansion of the fantasy genre. The novel interweaves two major plots into a fictional world called the Four Lands. One follows the protagonist Shea Ohmsford on his quest to obtain the Sword of Shannara and confront the Warlock Lord, the antagonist, with it, while the other shadows Prince Balinor Buckhannah's attempt to oust his insane brother Palance from the throne of Callahorn while the country and its capital, Tyrsis, come under attack from overwhelming armies of the Warlock Lord. Throughout the novel, underlying themes of mundane heroism and nuclear holocaust appear. The novel has received derision from critics who believe that Brooks derived too much of the novel from The Lord of the Rings. Some have accused him of lifting the entire plot and many of his characters directly from Lord of the Rings; others have regarded this more favorably, saying that all new writers, including Brooks, follow in these footsteps.
  • L'Épée de Shannara (The Sword of Shannara) est un roman de fantasy écrit par Terry Brooks et paru en 1977. Il s'agit du premier volume de la trilogie Shannara, suivi par Les Pierres elfiques de Shannara et L'Enchantement de Shannara. Brooks, influencé par J. R. R. Tolkien et les romans d'aventure historiques, débute la rédaction du livre en 1967, et l'achève sept ans plus tard. Il est publié par Ballantine Books, inaugurant la collection Del Rey Books, et rencontre un grand succès : il est le premier livre de poche de fantasy à apparaître dans la liste des best-sellers du New York Times. Cette réussite entraîne une explosion commerciale de la fantasy en tant que genre. L'Épée de Shannara se déroule dans l'univers des Quatre Terres, et se compose de deux intrigues principales. L'une suit les aventures du héros Shea Ohmsford, dans sa quête de l'Épée de Shannara, avec laquelle il doit affronter le Roi Sorcier, tandis que l'autre retrace les efforts du prince Balinor Buckhannah pour chasser du trône de Callahorn son frère fou Palance, alors même que Callahorn et sa capitale Tyrsis sont attaquées par les armées du Roi Sorcier. Les thèmes de l'héroïsme ordinaire et de l'holocauste nucléaire sous-tendent le récit. De nombreux critiques ont raillé le roman pour les fortes ressemblances qu'il présente avec Le Seigneur des anneaux. Certains ont accusé Brooks d'avoir repris la totalité de l'intrigue et bon nombre des personnages du roman de Tolkien, tandis que d'autres, plus indulgents, affirment que tous les jeunes écrivains se placent nécessairement dans son sillage.
  • La Spada di Shannara (il titolo originale inglese è The Sword of Shannara) è il primo libro dell'epopea fantasy di Shannara scritta da Terry Brooks. Narra le avventure dei fratelli Shea e Flick Ohmsford durante la loro lotta contro il Signore degli Inganni, oscura e malvagia minaccia che incombe sulle Quattro Terre. Molti altri romanzi completano ed espandono il mondo di Shannara e seguono le vicende di diverse generazioni di Ohmsford. La Spada di Shannara è stato pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1977 dalla casa editrice Random House di New York negli Stati Uniti e nel 1978 dalla Mondadori in Italia. È stato il primo fantasy a scalare la classifica dei bestseller del New York Times dai tempi de Il Signore degli Anelli.
  • Shannaras sverd er en amerikansk fantasy-roman skrevet av Terry Brooks. Den ble utgitt i New York i 1977 og var den var den første av all Shannara-bøkene som ble gitt ut, etterfulgt av Shannaras alvestener og Shannaras sang. Terry Brooks hentet sin inspirasjon fra Ringenes Herre skrevet av Tolkien og historisk eventyrfiksjon, og begynte på Shannaras sverd i 1967. Han brukte syv år på fullføre, mye fordi han studerte jus og rettslære samtidig. Det var den første fantasyboken noensinne som havnet på toppen av New York Times sin bestselgerliste.
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  • The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. The first book of the Original Shannara Trilogy, it was followed by The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara. Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and historical adventure fiction, Brooks began writing The Sword of Shannara in 1967. It took him seven years to complete, as he was writing the novel while attending law school.
  • L'Épée de Shannara (The Sword of Shannara) est un roman de fantasy écrit par Terry Brooks et paru en 1977. Il s'agit du premier volume de la trilogie Shannara, suivi par Les Pierres elfiques de Shannara et L'Enchantement de Shannara. Brooks, influencé par J. R. R. Tolkien et les romans d'aventure historiques, débute la rédaction du livre en 1967, et l'achève sept ans plus tard.
  • La Spada di Shannara (il titolo originale inglese è The Sword of Shannara) è il primo libro dell'epopea fantasy di Shannara scritta da Terry Brooks. Narra le avventure dei fratelli Shea e Flick Ohmsford durante la loro lotta contro il Signore degli Inganni, oscura e malvagia minaccia che incombe sulle Quattro Terre. Molti altri romanzi completano ed espandono il mondo di Shannara e seguono le vicende di diverse generazioni di Ohmsford.
  • Shannaras sverd er en amerikansk fantasy-roman skrevet av Terry Brooks. Den ble utgitt i New York i 1977 og var den var den første av all Shannara-bøkene som ble gitt ut, etterfulgt av Shannaras alvestener og Shannaras sang. Terry Brooks hentet sin inspirasjon fra Ringenes Herre skrevet av Tolkien og historisk eventyrfiksjon, og begynte på Shannaras sverd i 1967. Han brukte syv år på fullføre, mye fordi han studerte jus og rettslære samtidig.
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