publisher the wishsong of shannara
___MASK97___ is a branch of Ballantine Books , which is owned by Random House and , in turn , by Penguin Random House . It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy - Lynn del Rey . It specializes in science fiction and fantasy books , and formerly manga under its ( now defunct ) Del Rey Manga imprint . It publishes the " Star Wars " novels under the LucasBooks imprint ( licensed from Lucasfilm , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios division of The Walt Disney Company ). The Elfstones of Shannara is a 1982 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks . It is the first sequel to " The Sword of Shannara " and the second book in " The Original Shannara Trilogy ". It expands upon the history of the Elves , which was only hinted at in the preceding story , and follows Wil Ohmsford , grandson of Shea ( the hero of the first book ) and inheritor of the Elfstones . The Wishsong of Shannara , an epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks , is the third and final novel in the Original Shannara Trilogy , with the other two being The Sword of Shannara and The Elfstones of Shannara . The story revolves around Jair and Brin Ohmsford , the children of the main characters from The Elfstones of Shannara : Wil Ohmsford and Eretria . The siblings , each possessing an inherited magic , must save the Four Lands from the evil magic within a tome called the Ildatch . ___MASK60___ Books is a major book publisher located in the United States , founded in 1952 by Ian ___MASK60___ with his wife , Betty ___MASK60___ . It was acquired by Random House in 1973 , which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today . ___MASK60___ ' s logo is a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back . The firm ' s early editors were Stanley Kauffman and Bernard Shir - Cliff . The Lord of the Rings is an epic high - fantasy novel written by ___MASK89___ author J . R . R . Tolkien . The story began as a sequel to Tolkien ' s 1937 fantasy novel " The Hobbit ", but eventually developed into a much larger work . Written in stages between 1937 and 1949 , " The Lord of the Rings " is one of the best - selling novels ever written , with over 150 million copies sold . The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks . It is the first book of the " Original Shannara Trilogy ", followed by " The Elfstones of Shannara " and " The Wishsong of Shannara ". Brooks was heavily influenced by J . R . R . Tolkien ' s " The Lord of the Rings " and began writing " The Sword of Shannara " in 1967 . It took him seven years to complete , as he was writing the novel while attending law school . ___MASK60___ Books used it to launch the company ' s new subsidiary ___MASK97___ . Its success boosted the commercial expansion of the fantasy genre .