A couple takes a photo outside the MUJA (Jurassic Museum of Asturias) in Colunga, northern Spain, November 6, 2015. The scientific team of the Jurassic Museum of Asturias (MUJA) presents their latest studies on the fossil of a Ichthyosaur, which acccording to them is the most complete found in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the few in the world. (Photo by Eloy Alonso/Reuters)

The Shannara Chronicles - A Refreshing Adventure in a Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Future

I was sitting idly on the couch, drinking cola and playing Red Flush online casino games while my better half was channel surfing besides me. I was completely immersed in my game, but dragged back with my feet on the ground when I heard a name - Terry Brooks - coming from the telly. And from MTV?!

A visitor poses inside a three story upside-down family sized house at the Huashan Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan April 7, 2016. Over 300 square meters of floor space of the upside-down house, filled with home furnishings, was created by a group of Taiwanese architects at a total cost of around US$600,000 and took 2 months to complete, according to the organisers. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

People splash mud water in a paddy field on National Paddy Day in Tokha village, on the outskirt of capital Kathmandu, Nepal, 29 June 2021. Nepal is celebrating National Paddy Day with various events on 29 June. On this day, known as Asar Pandra, farmers begin the annual rice planting season and mark the day with various festivities such as preparing rice meals with muddy water, mud being a symbol for a prosperous season. Sixty percent of Nepal's agriculture industry relies on monsoon rain while 40 percent is carried out through irrigation. Agriculture is a major contributor to the country's GDP. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)

Participants wearing historical costumes ride their high-wheel bicycles during the annual penny farthing race in Prague, Czech Republic November 5, 2016. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

A hunter holds a hare he just killed during a hunt in a field near the village of Novosyolki, Belarus November 5, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Girls watch a procession during the “Fiesta de las Palancas” celebration to ask for blessings and abundance during the new year in Panchimalco, El Salvador, January 5, 2017. (Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters)