So, back to my mom, the prime SFF geek in my life, and she handed me a copy of The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. From there, I jumped into Lord of the Rings, and fervently needed more after that. My path to fantasy fiction was fairly standard: I grew up a science fiction fan-Tom Swift, Michael Crichton, Star Trek, etc.-and wouldn’t even give fantasy a glance until I was 11 years old and discovered my mom’s copy of The Hobbit. Twice, Terry Brooks has proved himself one of the defining points on my life’s critical path, and I can say without hesitation that I would not be where I am now without his influence, kindness, and generosity. Without these, we would not-for good or ill-be who we are today. The points along this path are the unique moments that define us-whether they’re crossroads, or singular moments of inspiration, trauma, choices, roads taken, roads not taken. Everybody has a critical path through life.
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