In the last several years, Terry Brooks fans and collectors have been lucky; Terry, Del Rey Books, and Orbit Books have released multiple projects like reissued paperbacks with new covers, omnibus hardcovers gathering a group of books within a single tome, and maps based on Terry's Shannara world.

In a few days, The Elves of Cintra—Book Two in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy—will be released in the United States (August 28th). A week later, the book will be released in the UK and word has it the book has already leaked to online bookstores in Canada.

But in 2008, Terry will return to publishing two projects in a year. The second is the untitled third book in the Genesis of Shannara trilogy; the first is titled Dark Wraith of Shannara!

Forthcoming on March 25, 2008, Del Rey Books will release Dark Wraith of Shannara. It is an original graphic novel that takes place chronologically after The Wishsong of Shannara and the Shannara short story Indomitable.

Here is the cover for it:



Like those previous stories, Dark Wraith of Shannara is a tale with familiar characters—Kimber Boh, Cogline, Allanon, Jair Ohmsford, Brin Ohmsford, and Rone Leah. It is also the story of the unknown Croton Witch. It follows Jair's spiral into darkness as his magic overwhelms him after the events in Indomitable.

Terry created and outlined the story while helping guide adapting writer Robert Napton and artist Edwin David to the author's vision. More information on this project, like artwork page samples and story summary, will be supplied sometime in December.

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