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Brooks's Books
Episode 0: Introductions
Season 1, Ep. 0
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Welcome to Brooks's Books, the show where we read all the works of Terry Brooks in publication order. This is an introductory episode 0 to give you an idea of what we're setting out to do with this show and our coverage of Terry's books. Our first proper episode will be two weeks from the date this is posted (Aug. 1 2024), and we'll be covering chapters 1-13 of The Sword of Shannara from 1977.
The show is hosted by Josh Tiesma, David Tiesma, and Leah Tiesma.
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02:33:28||Season 1, Ep. 1Welcome to the first proper episode of Brooks's Books, the show where we read the books of Terry Brooks in publication order. We're kicking things off with the first 13 chapters of 1977's The Sword of Shannara. This week we discuss our main protagonists, Terry's skill at describing cool environments, and how mean Allanon is to everyone.