Publication date1977Media typePrint ( and )Pages726 pp(First edition)Preceded byFollowed byThe Sword of Shannara is a novel by American writer. It is the first book of the, followed. Brooks was heavily influenced by 's and 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. Used it to launch the company's new. Its success boosted the commercial expansion of the.The novel interweaves two major into a called.

One follows the Shea Ohmsford on his quest to obtain the and use it to confront the Warlock Lord (the ). The other plot shadows Prince 's attempt to oust his insane brother from the throne of while the country and its capital (Tyrsis) come under attack from overwhelming armies of the Warlock Lord. Throughout the novel, underlying themes appear of mundane heroism and nuclear holocaust.Critics have derided the novel for being derivative of J. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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Some have accused Brooks of lifting the entire plot and many of his characters directly from The Lord of the Rings; others have praised its execution despite the lack of originality. Contents.Plot summary History The Sword of Shannara 's events take place 2000 years after the ': a that has wiped out most of the planet. These wars rearranged the planet's geography and wiped out most human life on Earth.

Only traces of technological artifacts have been found; most advanced technology has been lost, but magic has been rediscovered. During this time, Mankind mutated into several distinct races: Men, and, all named after creatures from 'age-old' myths. Also, the begin to emerge after having been in seclusion and hiding for centuries.A thousand years before The Sword of Shannara, an Elf named gathers all of the people who still had some knowledge of the old world to to try to bring peace and order to all of the races. They name themselves the. Brona, a rogue Druid, and his followers leave, taking the with them; this magical tome controls their minds.

250 years later, Brona begins the when he convinces all Men to attack the other races. He almost succeeds in seizing rule of the Four Lands, but the tide turns, and the war ends with his defeat and disappearance. The Druids divide the Four Lands among the races and become reclusive, withdrawing to because of their shame at the betrayal by one of their own members.Two and a half centuries after the First War of the Races, Brona returns as the Warlock Lord, now with as his servants. Chronicled in the prequel novel, the begins with the destruction of the. A lone Druid, forges a magical talisman to destroy the Warlock Lord; it is given to the Elven King,. As it takes the form of a blade, the talisman is named the Sword of Shannara.

It succeeds in banishing the Warlock Lord. He is not killed, but his army is defeated by the combined armies of the Elves and Dwarves. Peace comes at a high price, interracial tension is renewed and the Druids have vanished.Present From Shady Vale to Paranor Five centuries later, the Ohmsford family of Shady Vale in the takes in the half-Elven child Shea. He takes the name Ohmsford and is raised as a brother to the family's son. Becoming inseparable, the brothers run the family inn.Some time later, the last Druid arrives in Shady Vale. Allanon warns the Ohmsford brothers that the Warlock Lord has returned to the Skull Kingdom in the and is coming for Shea.

As the last descendant of Jerle Shannara, Shea is the only one capable of wielding the against the Warlock Lord.Allanon departs, leaving Shea three Blue Elfstones for protection. He tells Shea to flee at the sign of the Skull. A few weeks later, a creature bearing a symbol of a skull shows up: a, one of the Warlock Lord's 'winged black destroyers', has arrived to search for Shea. The brothers are forced to flee with the Skull Bearer on their heels. They take refuge in the nearby city of Leah where they find Shea's friend, the son of the city's lord. Menion decides to accompany the two, and he travels with them to Culhaven, to meet with Allanon.

While at Culhaven, they are joined by a prince of Callahorn, Balinor Buckhannah, two elven brothers, Durin and Dayel Elessedil, and the dwarf Hendel.The party sets out for Paranor. But along the way, Shea falls over a waterfall and becomes separated from the group. Allanon spurs the group to continue to Paranor. Once there, the party gets into a battle with minions of the Warlock Lord and find that the Sword of Shannara has already been removed. The party then learns of the Warlock Lord's invasion of the Southland, and decide to split up to do what they can to stop it.In the Southland Disguised by Allanon, Flick infiltrates the enemy camp and rescues the captive Elven King,; at the same time, in, Menion saves a woman named and falls in love with her. They organize an evacuation of Kern before the Northland army reaches the city.Balinor returns to Tyrsis to activate the Border Legion only to find that it has been disbanded.

Balinor is then imprisoned by his insane brother, who has taken control of Callahorn's rule. His advisor, has driven Palance insane with drugs, making him his pawn. With help from Menion, Balinor escapes and confronts both Palance and Stenmin.

Practically cornered, Stenmin stabs Palance as a distraction and flees.Now commanded by Balinor, Callahorn's reformed marches out of Tyrsis and engages the Northland army at the, killing many Northlanders before being forced to pull back; the Border Legion retreats to Tyrsis and make preparations for defense. During the siege of Tyrsis, Hendel and Menion come upon Stenmin and some of his supporters.

Hendel is killed, but Menion kills Stenmin. After three days, the Border Legion is beaten back from the Outer Wall of Tyrsis as a result of treachery—the wall falls when the traitors destroy the locks on the main gate, jamming it open. At the defenders' on the Bridge of Sendic, the Northlanders abruptly break and run.In the Northland After being captured by, Shea is rescued by the one-handed thief Panamon Creel and his mute Troll companion. Journeying to the Northland, they reach the Skull Kingdom, where the insane Gnome deserter Orl Fane has carried the Sword of Shannara.Infiltrating the Warlock Lord's fortress in the Skull Mountain, Shea reaches the sword and unsheathes it. He learns about its true power, the ability to confront those with the truth about their lives. The Warlock Lord materializes and tries to destroy Shea, but the youth stands his ground and confronts his enemy with the sword. Although immune to physical weapons, the Warlock Lord vanishes after being forced to confront the truth about himself: he had deluded himself into believing that he is immortal, but this is impossible.

The Sword forces him to confront this paradox, and it kills him.Keltset sacrifices himself to save his companions during the Skull Kingdom's destruction. In the south, the Northland army retreats after the Warlock Lord's downfall. Allanon saves Shea's life and reveals himself as Bremen's centuries-old son, before disappearing to. Peace returns to the Four Lands. Balinor takes up his country's rule, while Dayel and Durin return to the Westland, and Menion returns to Leah with Shirl.

Shea and Flick reunite and return to Shady Vale.Characters. Depiction of the quest party by.Left to right:, (foreground),(background), (background), Shea,. Shea Ohmsford, the protagonist, Flick's adopted brother and the only remaining descendant of Jerle Shannara. Shea must find an ancient magical sword, the Sword of Shannara, and use it to destroy the antagonist, the Warlock Lord.

A major theme of this novel revolves around Shea—part of his quest includes finding a belief in himself. This is a search that every subsequent Brooks protagonist must undergo. Flick Ohmsford, Shea's brother. He helps Shea escape Shady Vale and 'tags along' with the group that goes to recover the Sword. He rescues Eventine 'solo' after Allanon disguises him as a Gnome. Menion Leah, a friend of Shea and the Prince of the small country of Leah. He guides Shea and Flick to Culhaven after their escape of Shady Vale and the Skull Bearer.

He is the first of many from the House of Leah to befriend a member of the Ohmsford family. Shade of Bremen, the deceased father of Allanon. He resides in a lake called the Hadeshorn, just outside of the Hall of Kings. Allanon, a Druid who has been alive for around 400 years through the use of Druid Sleep. He guides and mentors the group on their quest to find the Sword. Allanon has been described as a parallel to from.

Balinor Buckhannah, the Crown Prince of the country of Callahorn and the 'charismatic commander of the Border Legion'. He left the capital, Tyrsis, after a fight with his insane brother, Palance; upon returning, he was thrown into a dungeon by him. Hendel, a 'taciturn' Dwarf warrior. He first appears in the novel when he saves Menion Leah from a, and was part of the company that went to find the Sword. Eventine Elessedil, the king of the elves.

He was captured by the gnome and troll army of Brona. Durin Elessedil, the older brother of Dayel and cousin to King Eventine. He was part of the company that went to find the Sword. Dayel Elessedil, the younger brother of Durin and cousin to King Eventine. He was part of the company that went to find the Sword. Stenmin, a traitor to Callahorn now working for the Warlock Lord.

He poisoned both Palance and Ruhl Buckhannah, the King of Callahorn, eventually killing Ruhl and driving Palance insane. Palance Buckhannah, the brother of Balinor Buckhannah and a prince of Callahorn. He was driven insane as a result of drugs fed to him by Stenmin, and at his urging, took control of Callahorn when his father 'took ill'.

Panamon Creel, a one-handed ' wanderer whose left hand is now a pike. He saved Shea from a patrol of Gnomes. The inspiration for his character came directly from Rupert of Hentzau from, by. Keltset Mallicos, Panamon's mute companion. He is mute as a result of the Warlock Lord. He was able to save Panamon and Shea after they were captured by Trolls because he had been awarded the Black Irix, the highest honor any Troll can receive, and therefore is considered incapable of treachery. The Trolls then helped them get to Skull Mountain so that Shea could confront the Warlock Lord.

Brona (the Warlock Lord), the former Druid and antagonist of the novel. In days long ago, Brona was a Druid before he was subverted by dark magic. He believes that he is immortal, and so he still lives.

When he was confronted with the power of the Sword, 'truth', he was forced to see that he was really dead, and immediately disappeared., 'winged black destroyers' who 'sacrificed their humanity' to become the Warlock Lord's most trusted servants. They fly around at different points of the novel, demoralizing troops. They are usually seen only at night, though one does fly during the day over the city of Tyrsis on the last day of the battle. Shirl Ravenlock, the daughter of an elder on the governing council of Kern, and a descendant of royal blood. She was kidnapped by Stenmin, but is accidentally rescued by Menion Leah. Menion and Shirl soon fall in love with each other.

She is one of only two women to appear directly in the book, with the other being the. Orl Fane, a 'Gollum-like' Gnome who 'covets the Sword as Gollum does the ring.' He stole the Sword and forced Panamon, Keltset and Shea to track him down.

He was driven insane and killed by the Warlock Lord after he took control of his mind and forced him to try to take the Sword. King of the Silver River, a creature of faerie that comes to the aid of travelers in need.Background Brooks began writing The Sword of Shannara in 1967 when he was twenty-three years old. He started writing the novel to challenge himself and as a way of staying 'sane' while he attended law school at. Brooks had been a writer since high school, but he had never found 'his' genre: 'I tried my hand at science fiction, westerns, war stories, you name it.

All those efforts. Weren't very good.' When he was starting college, he was given a copy of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings to read for the first time.

From then on, Brooks knew that he had found a genre he could write in. Writing Sword took seven years, as Brooks worked on it only sporadically while also completing his law school courses and rewrote it many times.Brooks initially submitted his manuscript to, whose editor rejected it and recommended submission to at instead. Ballantine Books accepted The Sword of Shannara in November 1974. Brooks' editor was, who used the book to launch Ballantine's new /subsidiary. Del Rey chose it because he felt that it was 'the first long adventure which had any chance of meeting the demands of Tolkien readers for similar pleasures.' In 1977, The Sword of Shannara was simultaneously released as a by Ballantine Books. The cursed crusade review.

The, who had previously done illustration work for the work of Tolkien, was asked to make the cover. Greg Hildebrandt remembers the Del Reys as being 'obsessed with the project. It was their baby.' The novel was a commercial success, becoming the first fantasy fiction novel to appear on The New York Times trade paperback.The original inspiration for The Sword of Shannara was Brooks' desire to put 'Tolkien's magic and fairy creatures into the worlds of Walter Scott and Alexander Dumas'. Brooks was inspired by and such as ', 's, 's and 's.Brooks decided not to use historical settings like these works. He instead followed Tolkien's use of a fantasy setting instead:I would set my adventure story in an imaginary world, a vast, sprawling, mythical world like that of Tolkien, filled with magic that had replaced science and races that had evolved from Man. But I was not Tolkien and did not share his background in academia or his interest in cultural study.

So I would eliminate the poetry and songs, the digressions on the ways and habits of types of characters, and the appendices of language and backstory that characterized and informed Tolkien's work. I would write the sort of straightforward adventure story that barreled ahead, picking up speed as it went, compelling a turning of pages until there were no more pages to be turned.He admits that he was very influenced by The Lord of the Rings when writing it, being his first novel, but that he has evolved his own style since:Tolkien approached it as an academic, and he was writing it as an academic effort, not as popular fiction. I’m a popular fiction writer, that's the way I approached it.

And I think that you're right, too, about the fact that I was heavily under the influence of Tolkien when I wrote Sword of Shannara and it shows in that particular book. But I've really gotten a long way away from Tolkien these days and not very many people come up to me any more and say, “Well, gee, you're writing an awful lot like Tolkien.” They don’t say that any more.Brooks also made decisions about his novel's characterization and use of magic, saying that the magic 'couldn't be dependable or simply good or bad'. Also, he wanted to blur the distinctions between good and evil, 'because life simply doesn't work that way.' He wanted to ensure that readers would identify with his protagonist, Shea, which he accomplished by casting Shea as 'a person simply trying to muddle through'. Major themes 'Ordinary men placed in extraordinary circumstances' is a prevalent theme in The Sword of Shannara. Brooks credits Tolkien with introducing this theme of mundane into and influencing his own fiction. 'My protagonists are cut from the same bolt of cloth as.

It was Tolkien's genius to reinvent the traditional epic fantasy by making the central character neither God nor hero, but a simple man in search of a way to do the right thing. I was impressed enough by how it had changed the face of epic fantasy that I never gave a second thought to not using it as the cornerstone of my own writing.' The Sword of Shannara is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where chemical and devastated the land in the distant past. Due to the numerous references in Sword to this catastrophe, Brooks was asked a question about whether he thought that his 'prediction' might come true. He answered:I don't see myself as a negative person, so I don't think I've ever thought we would destroy ourselves. But it does worry me that not only are we capable of nuclear war, but we also flirt with the idea periodically. One mistake, after all.

Anyway, I used the background in The Sword of Shannara more in a cautionary vein than as a prophecy. Also, it was necessary to destroy civilization in order to take a look at what it would mean to have to build it back up again using magic. A civilization once destroyed by misuse of power is a bit wary the second time out about what new power can do.Environment plays a role in all of the Shannara novels: 'Environment is a character in my story and almost always plays a major role in affecting the story's outcome.

I have always believed that fantasy, in particular, because it takes place in an imaginary world with at least some imaginary characters, needs to make the reader feel at home in the setting. That means bringing the setting alive for the reader, which is what creating environment as a character is really all about.' However, Brooks believes that Sword was more about behavioral issues and personal sacrifice. Literary significance and reception The Sword of Shannara received mixed reviews following its publication, most of which remarked on its similarity to 's.

Choice stated that the novel was 'exceptionally well-written, very readable' and 'will be accepted by most teenagers.' Tymn also thought that it contained quality prose. Tymn believed that Sword followed Lord of the Rings too closely, but he also cited some of the differences, such as the use of a post-holocaust setting with the races which sprang from it, and an 'unexpected ending springing from the nature of the sword.' Cathi Dunn MacRae felt that his strength was 'his plot's momentum, maintained through cliffhangers' and 'unexpected twists of fortune'. Similarities with The Lord of the Rings The Sword of Shannara has drawn extensive criticism from critics who believe that Brooks derived too much of his novel from Tolkien's. In 1978, American fantasy editor denounced The Sword of Shannara as 'the single most cold-blooded, complete rip-off of another book that I have ever read'. He further wrote that 'Terry Brooks wasn't trying to imitate Tolkien's prose, just steal his story line and complete cast of characters, and he did it with such clumsiness and so heavy-handedly, that he virtually rubbed your nose in it.'

Schlobin was kinder in his assessment, though he still thought that The Sword of Shannara was a disappointment because of its similarities to The Lord of the Rings. Accused The Sword of Shannara of being 'undigested Tolkien' which was 'especially blatant in its point-for-point correspondence' with The Lord of the Rings. In an educational article on writing, author cited The Sword of Shannara as a cautionary example of overly derivative writing, finding the work 'artistically displeasing' for this reason.Tolkien scholar writes that the novel is distinctive for 'the dogged way in which it follows Tolkien point for point'. Shippey located for Tolkien characters within Brooks' novel, such as (Brona), (Allanon), the (Shea and Flick), (Menion), (Balinor), (Hendel), (Durin and Dayel), (Orl Fane), the (Mist Wraith), the (Skull Bearers), and (King of the Silver River), among others. He also found plot similarities to events in The Lord of the Rings, such as the 's formation and adventures, the journeys to (Culhaven) and (Storlock), Gandalf's (Allanon) fall in (Paranor) and subsequent reappearance, and the 's arrival at the (Battle of Tyrsis), among others. Shippey attributes the book's success to the post-Tolkien advent of the fantasy genre: 'What The Sword of Shannara seems to show is that many readers had developed the taste.

For so strongly that if they could not get the real thing they would take any substitute, no matter how diluted.' Terry Brooks has said that Tolkien's works were a major influence in his writing, though he has also said that Tolkien was not his only influence. Other influences included his editor Lester del Rey, as well as the many different books which he had read over his life.

Also, mythology and ancient civilizations that he had learned about in school gave him a wealth of knowledge from which he drew. Many of these influences are reflected in his books, he claims.Author defended Brooks' derivation of material from Tolkien in a 2001 essay: 'Terry Brooks has often been disparaged for imitating Tolkien, particularly by those reviewers who find his books inferior to Tolkien's own. I can say only that I wish there were more imitators—we need them—and that all imitations of so great an original must necessarily be inferior.' Author also defended Brooks: 'Brooks demonstrates that it doesn't matter where you get the idea; what matters is that you tell a rousing story.'

Feels that it was the weakest of the 1977 surge in fantasy, ranking it below 's, Seamus Cullen's Astra and Flondrix, and, edited by, while commenting that it 'unabashedly copies' Lord of the Rings. The Pittsburgh Press feels that Sword embodies the Tolkien spirit and tradition but is quite able to stand apart from Lord of the Rings. Book impact The Sword of Shannara sold about 125,000 copies in its first month in print, and this success provided a major boost to the fantasy genre. Winters writes that 'until Shannara, no fantasy writer except J. Tolkien had made such an impression on the general public.'

Critic said that Brooks 'demonstrated in 1977 that the commercial success of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings had not been a fluke, and that fantasy really did have the potential to become a mass-market genre'. Donaldson's and The Sword of Shannara ushered in 'the era of the big commercial fantasy' and helped make the leading fantasy subgenre. The Sword of Shannara and its sequels helped inspire later versions of. Television adaptation The Shannara books were to be adapted by, the director of, but he left the project. The books eventually were adapted for television by and executive produced by Brooks,. This begins with Elfstones, leaving Sword for later.

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On January 16, 2018, it was announced that the series had been cancelled after two seasons. Producers later announced that the series is being shopped to other networks.He made his Broadway debut playing Don Parritt, the 'lost boy' in The Iceman Cometh. Previews for the limited run began on March 26, 2018 and the play closed on July 1, 2018. Per Hilton Als' review of the play in: 'Although there are many performers in George C. Wolfe's staging of Eugene O'Neill's phenomenal. drama, The Iceman Cometh,.

there is only one actor, and his name is Austin Butler.' In July 2019, he appeared in the film as a fictional version of, who considered himself to be 's right-hand man.

That same month, Butler was cast as in 's biographical film about the singer. Personal life Butler attended public school until the seventh grade when he left to be to accommodate his work schedule. He continued his home-school education until the tenth grade when he took the to finish his formal high school education.Butler enjoys creating and recording music and began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen and piano at sixteen. He enjoys collecting guitars, and his other hobbies include outdoor activities that keep him in shape such as basketball, hiking, and cycling, as well as exercising in his home gym.Butler was in a relationship with actress from 2011 to 2020. Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2007The FaithfulDannyShort film2009Jake Pearson2011Peyton Leverett2012Cody Beck2013Life Life in in Space SpaceAssistant ShnotzyShort film2015Noah Henry2016Hunter Calloway2018Thomas Daniels2019Jack20192021FilmingTelevision YearTitleRoleNotes2005–2007Lionel ScrantonUncredited; 41 episodes2005StudentUncredited; episode: 'The Eye Randy'2006ExtraUncredited; episode: 'The Demonator'2006–2007Toby, DerekUncredited; episodes: 'Oops!

I Meddled Again' & 'My Best Friend's Boyfriend'2007Jake KrandleEpisode: 'iLike Jake'2008James GarrettMain role (season 4)2008LanceEpisode: 'Princess'2009Jordan GallagherMain role2009Rutger MurdockEpisode: 'Adventure Boy'2010–2011Jones MagerRecurring role; 10 episodes2010GeorgeEpisode: 'Positive Alex'2010Stone Stevens2 episodes2010Josh ChapmanEpisode: 'Happy Birthday'2010Cody DennisEpisode: 'Nevada v. Dennis'2011Benjamin GoldEpisode: 'Do or Die'2011Zack GarveyTelevision film2011–2012Recurring role; 14 episodes2012LukeEpisode: 'Believe'2013–2014Sebastian KyddMain role2014–2015Chase3 episodes2016–2017Wil OhmsfordMain roleAwards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2010Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast (shared with Megan Parker, Henri Young, Regan Young, and )NominatedBest Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young ActorNominated2011Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 18–21NominatedReferences.