Information: - The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. - 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. - Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn, by Penguin Random House. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy books, and formerly manga under its (now defunct) Del Rey Manga imprint. It publishes the "Star Wars" novels under the LucasBooks imprint (licensed from Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios division of The Walt Disney Company). - Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back. The firm's early editors were Stanley Kauffman and Bernard Shir-Cliff. - The Elfstones of Shannara is an 1982 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks . It is the first sequel to The Sword of Shannara and the second book in The Original Shannara Trilogy . It expands upon the history of the Elves , which was only hinted at in the preceding story , and follows Wil Ohmsford , grandson of Shea ( the hero of the first book ) and inheritor of the Elfstones . The novel , set in a fictional world called the Four Lands , consists of two intertwining plotlines . The first plotline follows the quest of protagonists Wil Ohmsford and Amberle Elessedil to create a new Ellcrys , a magical tree that serves to banish all Demons from the Four Lands . To do this , they must locate a specific place in the Four Lands called Safehold , where the process of creating a new Ellcrys can begin . The second plotline focuses on the efforts of the Elven army and their allies to slow a massive Demon invasion , made possible by the dying of the current Ellcrys , to give Wil and Amberle enough time to complete their quest . In 2007 , Warner Bros. optioned the film rights to the Shannara universe for producer Dan Farah , but the rights deal expired in 2010 and all rights reverted to Terry Brooks . Dan Farah 's Farah Films partnered with Sonar Entertainment to acquire the TV rights to the Shannara universe in 2012 . In 2013 it was announced that MTV would be the U.S network for The Shannara Chronicles , an epic fantasy tv series based on the Shannara books . The series is exec produced by Dan Farah , Jon Favreau , Miles Millar , Al Gough , and Jonathan Liebesman . The series premiered on MTV in the US on January 5 , 2016 . 'the elfstones of shannara' is related to which object entity through the relation of 'publisher'? Choices: - ballantine books - del rey books - english - penguin - success
del rey books
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Information: - The Great Lakes (also called the Laurentian Great Lakes, or the Great Lakes of North America) are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the CanadaUnited States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron (or MichiganHuron), Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, containing 21% of the world's surface fresh water by volume. The total surface is , and the total volume (measured at the low water datum) is . Due to their sea-like characteristics (rolling waves, sustained winds, strong currents, great depths, and distant horizons) the five Great Lakes have also long been referred to as "inland seas". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area, and Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country. The southern half of the Great Lakes is bordered by the Great Lakes Megalopolis. - Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word "mishigamaa", meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area (the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River). Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. - The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system on the North American continent. Flowing entirely in the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and fifteenth largest river in the world by discharge. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. - Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the fourth-largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United StatesCanada border. It is the seat of Wayne County, the most populous county in the state. - Ford Auditorium was an auditorium in Detroit , Michigan that was built in 1955 and opened in 1956 . Located on the Detroit riverfront , it served as a home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra ( DSO ) for more than 33 years and was an integral part of the city 's Civic Center . With approval from Ford and the city , the building was demolished in July 2011 as part of the city 's waterfront redesign plans . - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. The DSO performs throughout the metro Detroit area in both paid neighborhood series concerts and free community concerts. The DSO can also be seen and heard live on the web at dso.org/live. 'ford auditorium' is related to which object entity through the relation of 'located in the administrative territorial entity'? Choices: - atlantic ocean - basin - canada - center - detroit - east - erie - gulf - iowa - lakes - lansing - lawrence - michigan - mississippi - missouri - most - north - north america - of - ontario - river - saint lawrence - superior - wayne county
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ontario