What is the setting in the novel, The Wishsong of Shannara?

"The Wishsong of Shannara" takes place in the Four Lands, which are inhabited by a variety of races who each tend to congregate with their own kind. Men, for example, live in Southland, while Gnomes live in Eastland. The novel features a map of the entire Four Lands and another map of Eastland, where much of the action takes place. The author provides long, vivid descriptions of each new terrain and structure, allowing the reader to formulate detailed mental images of the world inhabited by Brin and Jair Ohmsford.