😉 First King is also the story of Jerle Shannara, the famous ancestor of Sword protagonist, and first published protagonist, Shea Ohmsord (who was adopted by the Ohmsford family, and is really a Shannara). Of course, right there in that paragraph are some major spoilers I\’m leaving unstated. This is not his story, but the adventure of Bremen, his father, and last of the Druids who bequeathed his legacy to his son.
Even when he does appear, his contribution, though important, is quite minor overall. The interesting thing is that, for those who are big Allanon fans, they will not find him much in this book until the very end. In recent years, Brooks has written Shannara prequels a lot, and this trend began, really, in 1996, with the publication of First King of Shannara, which details the back-story of the famous Sword of Shannara, which was forged during the brief Second War of the Races, mentioned by Allanon to Flick and Shea Ohmsford during The Sword of Shannara. In the wake of said devastation, man\’s science and the ancient faerie magic from before man both were revived. The world these Shannara stories take place in is actually our own, thousands of years in the future after a nuclear apocalypse has destroyed modern civilization. A quick note here, that Shannara does not refer to the world these adventures take place in, but to one of several in-universe families, in this case a legendary Elven family, that the adventures revolve around most often. After a while, author Terry Brooks decided to do what many fans had wanted him to do, and tell some of the back-story of the Shannara universe.
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