The Talismans of Shannara
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The Talismans of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that concludes the original Heritage of Shannara subseries, following the Ohmsford descendants in their struggle against the Shadowen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Talismans of Shannara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Talismans of Shannara Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Talismans of Shannara]
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A.
The Heritage of Shannara
The Heritage of Shannara is a four-book fantasy arc by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga with a new generation of characters facing the resurgence of ancient magic and political turmoil in the Four Lands.
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B.
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that follows a young hero’s quest to protect the Elven race from demonic forces using ancient magical stones.
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C.
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
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D.
The Sword of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
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E.
The Elf Queen of Shannara
The Elf Queen of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga, following Wren Ohmsford on a quest to restore the vanished Elven race.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Talismans of Shannara Target entity description: The Talismans of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that concludes the original Heritage of Shannara subseries, following the Ohmsford descendants in their struggle against the Shadowen.
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A.
The Heritage of Shannara
The Heritage of Shannara is a four-book fantasy arc by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga with a new generation of characters facing the resurgence of ancient magic and political turmoil in the Four Lands.
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B.
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that follows a young hero’s quest to protect the Elven race from demonic forces using ancient magical stones.
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C.
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following siblings Brin and Jair Ohmsford as they confront a dark magic threatening their world.
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D.
The Sword of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara is a classic epic fantasy novel that launched Terry Brooks’s Shannara series, following a young hero’s quest to wield a magical sword against a dark warlock in a post-apocalyptic world.
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E.
The Elf Queen of Shannara
The Elf Queen of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga, following Wren Ohmsford on a quest to restore the vanished Elven race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterLineage | Ohmsford family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinUniverse | post-First War of the Races ⓘ |
| concludes | The Heritage of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverCaption | The Heritage of Shannara, Book Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Four Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Druids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Elf Queen of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic fantasy
ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Keith Parkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-345-38372-5 ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem |
Druid magic
ⓘ
wishsong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRace | Ohmsford (part-elf, part-human) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3552.R6596 T35 1993 ⓘ |
| mainAntagonistGroup | Shadowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Coll Ohmsford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Par Ohmsford NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Boh NERFINISHED ⓘ Wren Ohmsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | concluding the Shadowen conflict arc ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 27430672 ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Del Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 453 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Heritage of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| precedes | First King of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Heritage of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
good versus evil
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magic ⓘ quest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Talismans of Shannara Description of subject: The Talismans of Shannara is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that concludes the original Heritage of Shannara subseries, following the Ohmsford descendants in their struggle against the Shadowen.
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