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JANUARY 12, 2017 // 3 Author Terry Brooks to speak about Shannara book series CANNON BEACH — The Northwest Author Series will host Cannon Beach resident and world famous fantasy author Terry Brooks for its next program at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Cannon Beach Library, located at 131 N. Hemlock St. The event is free and the public is welcome to attend. Brooks will talk about his Shannara book series and the MTV television miniseries adaptation, “The Shannara Chronicles.” Brooks writes mainly epic fantasy and has also written two movie novel- izations. He has written 23 New York Times best- sellers during his writing career and has over 21 million copies of his books in print. An alumnus of Hamilton College with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature, and later a prac- ticing attorney, he is now a full-time prolific writer. The Shannara book series consists of over 25 novels and counting, but is based on an original tril- ogy published from 1977 to 1985: “The Sword of Shannara,” “The Elfstones of Shannara” and “The Wishsong of Shannara.” Set in a fantasy world that exists long after our own world has been de- stroyed in a nuclear war, the Shannara series tells of how humans have evolved into several “races” — coast INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend gnomes, tolls, humans, dwarves and elves. The land itself is called the Four Lands, with different COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS MARILYN GILBAUGH RYAN HUME PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER See story on Page 8 12 SUBMITTED PHOTO Terry Brooks’ fi rst Shannara book was “The Sword of Shannara,” published in 1977. arts & entertainment These literary chimpanzees see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. From top, Edward James appears as Jonathan Swift, Jus- tin Germond is Milton and Am- ber Blecha is Kafka in “Words, Words, Words,” a scene from the David Ives play “All In The Tim- ing,” which opens at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center this weekend. 8 SUBMITTED PHOTO Fantasy author Terry Brooks will speak Jan. 14 at the Can- non Beach Library. FEATURE It’s ‘All in the Timing’ David Ives play off ers a good time at Astoria’s PAC DINING Mouth of the Columbia Global fl avors made for great dining in Cannon Beach FURTHER ENJOYMENT MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5 CROSSWORD................................6 SEE + DO...............................10, 11 GRAB BAG...................................13 CW MARKETPLACE..................15 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2017 COAST WEEKEND Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. races in each area. The first novel of the original trilogy, which took Brooks seven years to write, chronicles the adventures of the brothers Shea and Flick Ohmsford in their quest to retrieve the sword of Shannara to de- feat the Warlock Lord who threatens the Four Lands. The second novel, “The Elfstones,” follows Shea’s grandson, Wil Ohmsford, as he aids the endangered elven nation, helping it survive a horde of demons coming through a sealed- off dimension. The third novel, “The Wishsong,” details the quest of Jair and Brin Ohmsford, the children of Wil, to save the Four Lands from the evil magic within a tome called the Ildatch. The television series “The Shannara Chronicles” premiered in the U.S. in January 2016 and focuses primarily on “The Elf- stones” novel, with some elements of the other nov- els being gradually adapted into the show. The filming of the 10-episode season occurred in New Zealand . The series was nominated to a 42nd Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy TV Series for the 2015-16 season. In June 2017, Brooks will see the publication of the beginning of his new quadrology, “The Fall of Shannara.”