Paladins of Shannara: The Black Irix (Short Story) (6 page)

T
ERRY
B
ROOKS
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Dark Legacy of Shannara
adventure
Wards of Faerie;
the Legends of Shannara novels
Bearers of the Black Staff
and
The Measure of the Magic;
the Genesis of Shannara trilogy:
Armageddon’s Children, The Elves of Cintra
, and
The Gypsy Morph; The Sword of Shannara;
the Voyage of the
Jerle Shannara
trilogy:
Ilse Witch, Antrax
, and
Morgawr;
the High Druid of Shannara trilogy:
Jarka Ruus, Tanequil
, and
Straken;
the nonfiction book
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life;
and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas,
Star Wars:®
Episode I
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. The author
lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.