That said, Shannara Weapon Set has the sole distinction of being the 10,000th Skyrim mod uploaded to the Steam Workshop, and adds three epic weapons to the game (the Sword of Shannara, the Sword of Leah, and the Stiehl). I’ve just started my third read-though of The Sword of Shannara and I’m only 19 pages into the book - just around the time Shea and Allanon meet for the very first time - when I think aloud if anyone has taken the time to craft Skyrim Sword of Shannara mods for my favorite video game.Ī quick internet search reveals two Skyrim Sword of Shannara mods in existence:įollowers of Shannara appears to be the beefier of the two mods, adding 10 new followers to Skyrim. The front and back covers of The Sword of Shannara. Without a doubt, The Sword of Shannara was the book for me. THUS BEGINS THE SEMMINGLY HOPELESS QUEST OF A SIMPLE MAN AGAINST THE GREATEST POWER OF EVIL THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN. Yes, I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I was immediately drawn to The Sword of Shannara’s hippy-esque cover art by the Brothers Hildebrandt - the same illustrators that painted my favorite Star Wars poster of all time.Īnd as much as I was drawn to the front cover, it was the back that sealed the deal for me. MUST READ: Before There Was Skyrim… Look What I Found In My Closet The Sword of Shannara

That day turned out to be a very good one for a high school kid with an overactive imagination and a penchant for all things sci-fi and fantasy.

So there I was, back in the caveman days scanning through heaps and stacks of books that’d put the College of Winterhold library to shame, when I came across Terry Brooks’ Sword of Shannara for the very first time. Now this was in the Dark Ages before the internet, and before you could simply jump on Amazon to find whatever book your heart desired. More years ago than I care to remember, I was walking home from school and stopped by a dimly lit, second-hand bookstore (do they still have these things?). Skyrim Sword of Shannara mods are available for fans of Terry Brooks’ fantasy novels.

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