Order of Terry Brooks Books

Terry Brooks is an American author known for his epic and urban fantasy works, particularly the Shannara series. In addition to his Shannara-related novels, he has created another series titled the Magic Kingdom of Landover. Brooks has also adapted major films into novels, including Hook and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. His first novel, The Sword of Shannara, was published in 1977, and since then, he has primarily focused on the Shannara series, which includes both sequels and prequels. Although his novels were not all released in chronological order, Brooks advises against reading them in that sequence (at least on the first read) and suggests following the order of publication instead.

Terry Brooks became a published novelist in 1976 with the novel A New Hope (By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas). Below is a list of Terry Brooks's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Original Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Sword of Shannara	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elfstones of Shannara	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wishsong of Shannara	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First King of Shannara	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Indomitable	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Heritage Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
First King of Shannara	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sword of Shannara	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elfstones of Shannara	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wishsong of Shannara	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Indomitable	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Word & Void Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Scions of Shannara	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Druid of Shannara	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elf Queen of Shannara	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Talismans of Shannara	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Running with the Demon	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Knight of the Word	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Angel Fire East	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Imaginary Friends	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Warrior	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of High Druid Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ilse Witch	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Antrax	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Morgawr	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Genesis Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Jarka Ruus	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tanequil	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Straken	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The First Druids of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Armageddon's Children	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elves of Cintra	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gypsy Morph	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Legends Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Galaphile	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Dark Legacy Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Bearers of the Black Staff	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Measure of the Magic	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Paladins Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Wards of Faerie	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bloodfire Quest	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Witch Wraith	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Defenders Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Allanon's Quest	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Weapons Master's Choice	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Irix	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Fall Of Shannara Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The High Druid's Blade	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Darkling Child	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sorcerer's Daughter	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Shannara Graphic Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Black Elfstone	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Skaar Invasion	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Stiehl Assassin	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Druid	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Shannara Companion Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dark Wraith of Shannara	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Viridian Deep Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The World of Shannara	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Magic Kingdom Of Landover Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Child of Light	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Daughter of Darkness	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sister of Starlit Seas	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Unicorn	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wizard at Large	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tangle Box	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Witches' Brew	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Princess of Landover	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Revelation	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hook	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Street Freaks	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Small Magic	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Legends Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Myths & Magic	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sometimes the Magic Works	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Legends (By: Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (With: Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Legends 3 (By: Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin)	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A New Hope (By: Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas)	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Empire Strikes Back (By: Donald F. Glut)	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Return of the Jedi (By: James Kahn)	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Phantom Menace (With: George Lucas)	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Attack of the Clones (By: R.A. Salvatore)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Revenge of the Sith (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Force Awakens (By: Alan Dean Foster)	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rogue One (By: Alexander Freed)	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Jedi (By: Jason Fry)	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Solo (By: Mur Lafferty)	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rise of Skywalker (By: Rae Carson)	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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