Ilse Witch is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks , the first book in The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara fantasy trilogy. First published in 2000, it was the first novel in which Brooks described the use of futuristic technology, including airships as well as robots and lasers from the Old World. A conversation between the Druid Walker Boh and the Shade of Allanon that was edited from Ilse Witch was published as part of Unfettered , a collection of fantasy short stories.
15-624: Set 130 years after the events of the Heritage of Shannara series, the Free-born and the Federation are still at war. The story follows a quest organized by Walker Boh , the last surviving Shannara Druid . Thirty years before the story begins, the Elven prince Kael Elessedil led an expedition in search of a legendary magic which was said to be the most ancient and powerful in the world. At
30-668: Is produced by Dan Farah, Jon Favreau , and Smallville showrunners Miles Millar and Al Gough , and Jonathan Liebesman . During the Shannara Chronicles panel at San Diego Comic Con in July 2015, a teaser trailer was revealed, giving audiences a first look at the sets and characters. A television version of the trailer was shown during the 2015 MTV Music Awards . The series premiered January 5, 2016. Season 2 began airing on Spike in October 2017. On January 16, 2018, it
45-538: Is set in a post-apocalyptic world called the Four Lands . This world is a futuristic version of our own, and not a secondary world. The Genesis of Shannara trilogy reveals the Four Lands to be located in the modern Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Much of the landscape has been changed by a future nuclear holocaust called The Great Wars, but some landmarks remain. For example,
60-868: The Columbia River still exists. Each land is named after the compass point it faces: the Northland, the Southland, the Eastland, and the Westland, and is the primary home of different peoples. The Westland is the homeland primarily of the elves, while the Northland is mostly inhabited by trolls and the Eastland is the home mostly of dwarves and gnomes. The Southland is primarily the homeland of humans. The Word & Void series (also called The Word and The Void ) focuses on John Ross and Nest Freemark, forced acquaintances who use magic given to them from
75-878: The Black Staff and The Measure of the Magic . This is the prequel to the Original Shannara Trilogy. Also published as the Original Shannara Trilogy by Del Rey Books , these were the first three published Shannara novels ( The Sword of Shannara , The Elfstones of Shannara , and The Wishsong of Shannara ) The next four books consist of The Scions of Shannara , The Druid of Shannara , The Elf Queen of Shannara and The Talismans of Shannara . These books are known as The Heritage of Shannara , are set 300 years after The Original Shannara Trilogy . The Voyage of
90-734: The Jerle Shannara trilogy consists of the books Ilse Witch , Antrax , and Morgawr . It is set 130 years after the Heritage of Shannara . The High Druid of Shannara trilogy includes the novels Jarka Ruus , Tanequil , and Straken . It is set 20 years after the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara. This trilogy is set 100 to 120 years after the events in Straken , consists of Wards of Faerie , published August 21, 2012, Bloodfire Quest , published March 12, 2013, and Witch Wraith , published July 17, 2013. Set 100 years after
105-558: The Word to prevent mankind from being overcome by the demonic forces of the Void. The trilogy consists of Running with the Demon , A Knight of the Word , and Angel Fire East and is predominantly set in present-day Illinois . It follows Nest Freemark, a girl with magical abilities who has no known relationship to any Shannara character. Before the publication of Armageddon's Children it
120-529: The beginning of the narrative, Kael is found floating in the sea of the Blue Divide; a map is found with him, covered with mysterious symbols. Walker is the only man who can read them. But there is another: the Ilse Witch, a beautiful but twisted young woman who is as practiced in magic as Walker himself. She will stop at nothing to possess the map and the magic it leads to. To stop her, Walker must find
135-543: The events in The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy. The three novels are loosely connected, stand-alone novels, described as the setup for the conclusion of the entire Shannara saga. The trilogy consists of The High Druid's Blade (published July 15, 2014), The Darkling Child (published June 9, 2015), and The Sorcerer's Daughter (published May 24, 2016). The Fall of Shannara is a four-book series, set over 200 years after "The Sorcerer's Daughter", that concludes
150-544: The magic first. Thus begins the voyage of the sleek, swift airship, the Jerle Shannara . The company chosen by Walker must fly into the face of unknown terrors while the Ilse Witch and her dark allies pursue. The main characters are: The Federation (Shannara) Shannara / ˈ ʃ æ n ə r ə / is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks , beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and concluding with The Last Druid which
165-510: The overall story arc of the Shannara universe. It begins with The Black Elfstone , which was published on June 13, 2017. It is described as the chronological end, but not necessarily the last stories to be published. The second book, The Skaar Invasion , was published on June 18, 2018. The third book, The Stiehl Assassin , was published in June 2019. The fourth and final book, The Last Druid ,
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#1732793933731180-587: Was announced that the series had been cancelled after two seasons. Producers later announced that the series is being shopped to other networks. The series was later considered officially concluded. Del Rey Books Del Rey Books is an imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House . The imprint was established in 1977 under the editorship of Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, author Lester del Rey . Today,
195-522: Was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, First King of Shannara . The series blends magic and primitive technology and is set in the Four Lands, which are identified as Earth long after civilization was destroyed in a chemical and nuclear holocaust called the Great Wars. By the time of the prequel First King of Shannara , the world had reverted to a pre-industrial state and magic had re-emerged to supplement science. The Shannara series
210-432: Was released on October 20, 2020. In 2007, Warner Bros. optioned the film rights to the Shannara universe for producer Dan Farah, but the rights deal expired in 2010 and all rights reverted to Terry Brooks. Farah Films partnered with Sonar Entertainment to acquire TV rights to the Shannara universe in 2012. In December, 2013 it was announced an epic TV series based on the books was being produced for MTV . The series
225-488: Was unclear whether this trilogy existed within the Shannara universe. It has since been revealed as the "ultimate prequel" to the Shannara novels. The Genesis of Shannara series consists of Armageddon's Children , The Elves of Cintra and The Gypsy Morph . They cover events during The Great Wars, which are alluded to often in the Shannara series. The Legends of Shannara series consists of Bearers of
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