Terry Brooks is the author of 23 New York Times bestselling novels, including The Sword of Shannara; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, which includes Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, and Straken; the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; and the novel based upon the screenply and story by George Lucas, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century, and their sequel, Angel Fire East, is considered by many fans as his best work.

The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.

To give the fans some insight into Armageddon's Children, Terry has written a letter to the fans explaining his intentions for this new book and those that will follow it. Click here to read the letter.

And with the book's release on August 29th, 2006, Terry will begin a large tour encompassing the US and UK. Click here to view the tour information. Terry enjoys meeting his fans on the road, and he will treat them with a book signing, a Question and Answer period, and a reading of a chapter from the forthcoming 2007 sequel to Armageddon's Children.