![]() The Four Lands is actually our world, but in a post-apocalyptic future. For the purposes of this crash course, you really only need to know about two places: The Ohmsford family lives in Southland, and the Elves live in Westland. The world of Shannara is called the Four Lands, and they are named after cardinal directions. Shea’s father was an Elf and presumably the last of the bloodline, which is how the Shannara lineage meets with the Ohmsford. The main character of Sword, Shea, was adopted into the Ohmsford family when his mother – a distant relative – left him on the Ohmsfords’ doorstep before she died. ![]() The reason it’s called Shannara is because the Ohmsford family is descended from the Shannara line of Elves, going back to Jerle Shannara (one of the main protagonists of the prequel First King of Shannara ). Elfstones takes place approximately 50 years after Sword, and Wishsong takes place approximately 20 years after Elfstones. Terry Brooks’s first Shannara series, now referred to as “The Heritage of Shannara” series, starts with The Sword of Shannara, continues with Elfstones, and concludes with The Wishsong of Shannara. The thing to remember about all of the Shannara books is that they all follow the Ohmsford family at different points along the family tree. ![]() Warning: There will be spoilers for the plot of the first season of The Shannara Chronicles, but who knows how much of this survived the translation from page to screen. ![]() Season 1 of The Shannara Chronicles is based on The Elfstones of Shannara, which is actually the second book in a trilogy, and I figured it would be beneficial to bring you guys up to speed on what’s going on, so you can just focus on the story as it unfolds. Now, I must tell you, I have been avoiding a lot of articles on the new show because I want to be surprised (I have been waiting for this show for more than a year), so this crash course will be more about the books and background information than the show itself. Just in time for the premiere of MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles, based on the best-selling books by Terry Brooks, I am here to provide you with a crash course to the Four Lands (aka the world of Shannara). ![]()
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