The Genesis of Shannara
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The Genesis of Shannara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks that bridges his Word & Void series with the larger Shannara universe, depicting the catastrophic events that transform our world into the magical Shannara setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Genesis of Shannara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666587 — 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)
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Target entity: The Genesis of Shannara Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Genesis 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 Talismans of Shannara
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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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 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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E.
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.
- 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 Genesis of Shannara Target entity description: The Genesis of Shannara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks that bridges his Word & Void series with the larger Shannara universe, depicting the catastrophic events that transform our world into the magical Shannara setting.
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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 Talismans of Shannara
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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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book trilogy
ⓘ
fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgesTo | Shannara series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInShannara | early ⓘ |
| connectsSeries |
Shannara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Word & Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement |
Knights of the Word
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
demons ⓘ elves ⓘ magic ⓘ mutated creatures ⓘ |
| firstBook | Armageddon's Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Word & Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | post-apocalyptic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonisticForce | the Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonistGroup | Knights of the Word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century fantasy literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts transformation of our world into Shannara world ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Shannara universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Knight of the Word
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angel Fire East NERFINISHED ⓘ Running with the Demon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sword of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBook | The Elves of Cintra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental catastrophe
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good versus evil ⓘ survival ⓘ transition from technological world to magical world ⓘ |
| thirdBook | The Gypsy Morph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Genesis of Shannara Description of subject: The Genesis of Shannara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks that bridges his Word & Void series with the larger Shannara universe, depicting the catastrophic events that transform our world into the magical Shannara setting.
Referenced by (1)
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