The Defenders of Shannara
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The Defenders of Shannara is a later-era fantasy subseries within Terry Brooks's Shannara universe, focusing on standalone but interconnected novels set in the Four Lands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Defenders of Shannara canonical | 7 |
| The Defenders of Shannara trilogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666598 — 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 Defenders of Shannara Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Defenders 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 Dark Legacy of Shannara
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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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 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.
- 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 Defenders of Shannara Target entity description: The Defenders of Shannara is a later-era fantasy subseries within Terry Brooks's Shannara universe, focusing on standalone but interconnected novels set in 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 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 Dark Legacy of Shannara
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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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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fantasy novel ⓘ fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | later-era Shannara subseries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Terry Brooks ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Darkling Child
ⓘ
The High Druid’s Blade ⓘ
linked to:
The High Druid's Blade
The Sorcerer’s Daughter ⓘ
linked to:
The Sorcerer's Daughter
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesType | epic fantasy series ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Four Lands
ⓘ
linked to:
the Four Lands
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| narrativeForm | standalone but interconnected novels ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shannara
ⓘ
linked to:
Shannara series
The Defenders of Shannara ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | print ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Dark Legacy of Shannara
ⓘ
The Fall of Shannara ⓘ The Heritage of Shannara ⓘ The Sword of Shannara ⓘ |
| setting |
Four Lands
ⓘ
linked to:
the Four Lands
|
| targetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| universe |
Shannara universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Shannara series
|
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Subject: The Defenders of Shannara Description of subject: The Defenders of Shannara is a later-era fantasy subseries within Terry Brooks's Shannara universe, focusing on standalone but interconnected novels set in the Four Lands.
Referenced by (8)
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