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Input (English): Context: Tanequil is a fantasy novel in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy of the "Shannara" series by Terry Brooks. First published in 2004, the book takes place immediately after the events of "Jarka Ruus" and is followed by the novel "Straken"., Jarka Ruus is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. It is the first book in the "High Druid of Shannara" trilogy in Brooks' "Shannara" series, and takes place 20 years after the events of "The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara". It was first published in 2003., Shannara is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with "The Sword of Shannara" in 1977 and continuing through "The Sorcerer's Daughter" which was released in May 2016; there is also a prequel, "First King of Shannara". The series blends magic and primitive technology and is set in the Four Lands, which are identified as Earth long after civilization was destroyed in a chemical and nuclear holocaust called the Great Wars. By the time of the prequel "First King of Shannara", the world had reverted to a pre-industrial state and magic had re-emerged to supplement science., Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three, all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction., Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 "New York Times" bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the biggest-selling living fantasy writers., Straken is the third book in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy of Terry Brooks ' Shannara series . First published in 2005 , it takes place immediately after the events of Tanequil ., The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. It is the first book of the "Original Shannara Trilogy", followed by "The Elfstones of Shannara" and "The Wishsong of Shannara". Brooks was heavily influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and began writing "The Sword of Shannara" in 1967. It took him seven years to complete, as he was writing the novel while attending law school. Ballantine Books used it to launch the company's new subsidiary Del Rey Books. Its success boosted the commercial expansion of the fantasy genre., High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by its setting in a fictional universe or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, and plot. The term "high fantasy" was coined by Lloyd Alexander in a 1971 essay, "High Fantasy and Heroic Romance"., High Druid of Shannara is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the "Shannara" series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of "The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara", the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescue his aunt, the High Druid Grianne Ohmsford., The First King of Shannara is a 1996 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks., Subject: straken, Relation: genre, Options: (A) book (B) epic (C) essay (D) fantasy (E) fantasy novel (F) genre (G) heroic romance (H) high fantasy (I) law (J) romance (K) speculative fiction (L) supernatural
Output (English): fantasy novel