query: publisher the wishsong of shannara
supports: 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 . Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine'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 English 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. Ballantine Books used it to launch the company's new subsidiary Del Rey Books. Its success boosted the commercial expansion of the fantasy genre. Del Rey Books 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.
candidates: ballantine ballantine books del rey books english the walt disney company
answer: del rey books