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The Wishsong of Shannara

1985 novel by Terry Brooks
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The Wishsong of Shannara

Summary

The Wishsong of Shannara is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wishsong of Shannara authored Terry Brooks[3].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara was published by Del Rey Books[5].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's genre is high fantasy[7].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's part of the series is recorded as Shannara[8].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's part of the series is recorded as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[9].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara was released on +1985-05-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's cover art by is recorded as Darrell K. Sweet[13].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wishsong of Shannara[14].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844255[15].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[16].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's title is recorded as The Wishsong of Shannara[17].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's uses is recorded as fantasy map[18].
  • The Wishsong of Shannara's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wishsong of Shannara authored Terry Brooks[3]. It was published by Del Rey Books[5].

Publication

The Wishsong of Shannara was published on +1985-05-00T00:00:00Z[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include fantasy[6] and high fantasy[7]. Series this is part of include Shannara[8] and The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[9].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Shannara[8] and The Sword of Shannara Trilogy[9].

Why It Matters

The Wishsong of Shannara ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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 ↗
    Librarything work id → 540
    Language of work or name → English
    Goodreads work id → 1352033
    Title → The Wishsong of Shannara
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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