^Wait, if Pratchett was parodying Brooks, then is Jordan parodying Pratchett parodying Brooks?
Brooks had only written two books of the original Shannara series when The Color of Magic came out so I'd say doubtful on that parodying option. I was more saying that Jordan's characters read like what Pratchett is parodying. Although I only managed two Jordan books and way too many Brooks books.