Small Magic, Terry Brooks
Small Magic, Terry Brooks
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Small Magic
Short Fiction, 1977-2020

Author: Terry Brooks

Narrator: Scott Brick, Mark Deakins, John Lee, Kristen Sieh

Unabridged: 15 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2021


Synopsis

Escape to worlds full of adventure and magic in the first-ever Terry Brooks short-story collection, featuring both new and fan-favorite stories from all three of his major literary worlds: Shannara, Magic Kingdom, and The Word and the Void.

Here are heroes fighting new battles and struggling to conquer the ghosts of the past. Here are quests both small and far reaching; heroism both intimate and vast. Here we learn of Garet Jax’s childhood, see how Allanon first located Shea Ohmsford, and follow an old wing-rider at the end of his life. Here we see Knights of the Word fighting demons within and without, and witness Ben Holiday and his daughter each trying to overcome the unique challenges that Landover offers.

This collection of eleven tales is a must-have addition to the Terry Brooks canon—a delightful way to spend time with favorite characters, and a wonderful reminder of what makes a Brooks story such a timeless classic.

About The Author

Terry Brooks has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. He is the author of more than thirty books, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.Scott Brick has recorded bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize winners in every conceivable category, over 800 titles since his debut in 1999. A Grammy nominee, Scott has won over fifty Earphones Awards, five Audie Awards, and has twice been named Publishers Weekly’s Narrator of the Year. After AudioFile Magazine proclaimed him a Golden Voice, his work was thereafter profiled in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Weekly. In 2015, Scott began teaching the nation’s first fully-accredited university course devoted solely to audiobook narration at UCLA.Mark Deakins’ television appearances include Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek®: Voyager. His film credits include The Devil’s Advocate and Star Trek®: Insurrection. He is the writer, director, and producer of the short film The Smith Interviews.John Lee has performed at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and the Globe Theatre in San Diego. He is the author of the plays Blood and Milk, Hitler’s Head, Passchendaele, Clean Souls, and Frankincense.KRISTEN SIEH is a stage, television, and voice-over performer. She was a member of the original cast of the Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical The Band’s Visit, and a founding member of the Brooklyn-based theater company The TEAM, writing and performing half a dozen new plays in the U.S. and abroad. Her TV credits include recurring roles on House of CardsOrange is the New Black, and Boardwalk Empire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library on January 19, 2023

Review originally published March 26, 2021 There is a well-known (in certain circles) quote from Eduardo Galeano's Soccer in Sun and Shadow: "Years have gone by and I've finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in......more

Goodreads review by Denice on November 07, 2020

Terry Brook's books have always had the ability to pull me into the fantasy of his world, leaving the laundry and dishes far behind. His book of short stories, SMALL MAGIC, has the same qualities and same "worlds of wonder" that I've come to know and love in a Brook's volume. Each story is unique in......more

Goodreads review by TJ on March 29, 2021

Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with my writings on fantasy literature knows that I am a huge fan of Terry Brooks. In my personal canon, he is second only to Tolkien in terms of how he has shaped both my reading and writing of the fantastic. I devour every new novel that he writes, and I’ve yet......more

Goodreads review by Eva on May 11, 2025

Finalmente in italiano! Lo aspettavo da secoli...una bellissima immersione nel mondo delle Quattro Terre e non solo. Alcuni racconti li avevo già letti in lingua originale, ma altri per me erano del tutto inediti. Molto bello l'ultimo racconto della raccolta, "Guerriero". *** Finally in Italian! I've......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on March 30, 2021

Once again Terry Brooks has enthralled me with another masterpiece. It is a collection of short stories ranging from Landover to Shannara and back to our own world. Well worth the read!......more


Quotes

Praise for Terry Brooks

The Sword of Shannara is an unforgettable and wildly entertaining epic, animated by Terry Brooks’s cosmically generative imagination and storytelling joy.”—Karen Russell, New York Times bestselling author of Swamplandia!

“If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is its favorite uncle.”—Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Core

“I can’t even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks’s books I’ve read (and re-read) over the years. From Shannara to Landover, his work was a huge part of my childhood.”—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind

“Terry Brooks is a master of the craft and a trailblazer who established fantasy as a viable genre. He is required reading.”—Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Angel Trilogy

“The Shannara books were among the first to really capture my imagination. My daydreams and therefore my stories will always owe a debt to Terry Brooks.”—Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Beyonders series and the Fablehaven series