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The Shannara Chronicles

7.5.16

Tags book, Terry Brooks, The Lord of the Rings, TV series

Watching The Shannara Chronicles feels a lot like watching The Lord of the Rings, not just because of their shared filming locations. Then again, reading the Shannara books felt a lot like reading The Lord of the Rings.

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