TY - BOOK AU - Brooks,Terry AU - Alexander,Rob AU - Cherry,David A. AU - Patterson,Teresa TI - The world of Shannara SN - 0345480686 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Del Rey KW - Brooks, Terry KW - Shannara (Imaginary place) KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - "A remarkable guide to the people, places, and events of one of the greatest fantasy epics of our time" -- Cover; Includes index; Descent into darkness: the old world and the great wars -- Paranor: the Druid's keep -- The Druids: legacy of mystery -- Realms of the dead -- The Southland: history of the Federation -- The Southland: cities of the Southland -- Two families: a legacy of courage -- The Borderlands: crossroads of the Four Lands -- The Borderlands: fortresses of trade -- The Northland: land of trolls and warlocks -- The Eastland: land of dwarves and Gnomes -- The Westland: land of the elves -- The Westland: guardians of the air -- The lands beyond -- A legacy of magic, darkness, and light -- Parkasia: voyage to a new world -- The Druids of the new order -- Changing life in the Four Lands -- The land of the forbidding -- Rediscovering the Old World -- The fall of the Old World N2 - A fully illustrated guide to the people, places, and events of one of the greatest fantasy epics of our time ER -