The Dark Legacy of Shannara
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The Dark Legacy of Shannara is a fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following new generations of characters as they confront emerging threats to the Four Lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dark Legacy of Shannara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666594 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dark Legacy of Shannara Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Dark Legacy 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 Genesis of Shannara
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Dark Legacy of Shannara Target entity description: The Dark Legacy of Shannara is a fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following new generations of characters as they confront emerging threats to the Four Lands.
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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 Genesis of Shannara
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book trilogy
ⓘ
fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | emerging threats to the Four Lands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresLocation | Four Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBook | Wards of Faerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | new generation of Shannara characters ⓘ |
| follows | The Legends of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasSubseriesOrder | follows The Legends of Shannara and precedes The Defenders of Shannara ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aphenglow Elessedil
NERFINISHED
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Arling Elessedil NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Elessedil NERFINISHED ⓘ Railing Ohmsford NERFINISHED ⓘ Redden Ohmsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Shannara series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBook | Bloodfire Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
| theme |
duty
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legacy ⓘ magic ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| thirdBook | Witch Wraith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dark Legacy of Shannara Description of subject: The Dark Legacy of Shannara is a fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, following new generations of characters as they confront emerging threats to the Four Lands.
Referenced by (1)
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