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The Elfstones of Shannara

1982 novel by Terry Brooks
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The Elfstones of Shannara

Summary

The Elfstones of Shannara is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Elfstones of Shannara authored Terry Brooks[3].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's illustrator is recorded as Darrell K. Sweet[5].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara was published by Del Rey Books[6].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's genre is high fantasy[8].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's part of the series is recorded as Shannara[9].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's part of the series is recorded as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[10].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara was released on +1982-07-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's characters is recorded as Wil Ohmsford[14].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126720114[15].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844215[16].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[17].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's title is recorded as The Elfstones of Shannara[18].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's uses is recorded as fantasy map[19].
  • The Elfstones of Shannara's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Elfstones of Shannara authored Terry Brooks[3]. It was published by Del Rey Books[6].

Publication

The Elfstones of Shannara was released on +1982-07-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include fantasy[7] and high fantasy[8]. Series this is part of include Shannara[9] and The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[10].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Shannara[9] and The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[10].

Why It Matters

The Elfstones of Shannara ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Oclc number → 7976998
    Goodreads work id → 2121201
    Title → The Elfstones of Shannara
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