Order of Terry Brooks Books
Terry Brooks is an American author of epic fantasy and urban fantasy. He is best known for his Shannara series. Besides his Shannara-related books, Brooks has written one other series called the Magic Kingdom of Landover. He has also written a couple of novelizations for major motion pictures – Hook and Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace.
Brooks had his debut novel published in 1977 – The Sword of Shannara. Ever since then, the majority of his work has been contributions to the Shannara series, including sequels and prequels. It should be noted that while not all of his novels were published in their chronological order, Brooks strongly recommends not to read his books in chronological order (at least the first time around) and that the recommended reading order is the order in which the novels were published.
Publication Order of Original Shannara Books
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The Sword of Shannara |
(1977) |
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The Elfstones of Shannara |
(1982) |
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The Wishsong of Shannara |
(1985) |
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First King of Shannara |
(1996) |
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Indomitable |
(2003) |
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The chronological order of the Shannara series is: Word & Void, Genesis, Legends, Original Shannara (aka Sword of Shannara), Heritage, Voyage, High Druid, Dark Legacy, Defenders, and Fall. However, it must be noted that this is not the recommended reading order and reading the books in chronological order will spoil the series.So read Original Shannara series, then Heritage etc following the list below. |
Chronological Order of Original Shannara Books
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First King of Shannara |
(1996) |
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The Sword of Shannara |
(1977) |
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The Elfstones of Shannara |
(1982) |
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The Wishsong of Shannara |
(1985) |
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Indomitable |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Heritage Of Shannara Books
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The Scions of Shannara |
(1990) |
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The Druid of Shannara |
(1991) |
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The Elf Queen of Shannara |
(1992) |
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The Talismans of Shannara |
(1993) |
Publication Order of Word & Void Books
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Running with the Demon |
(1997) |
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A Knight of the Word |
(1998) |
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Angel Fire East |
(1999) |
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Imaginary Friends |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Books
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Ilse Witch |
(2000) |
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Antrax |
(2001) |
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Morgawr |
(2002) |
Publication Order of High Druid Of Shannara Books
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Jarka Ruus |
(2003) |
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Tanequil |
(2004) |
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Straken |
(2005) |
Publication Order of Genesis Of Shannara Books
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Armageddon’s Children |
(2006) |
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The Elves of Cintra |
(2007) |
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The Gypsy Morph |
(2008) |
Publication Order of Legends Of Shannara Books
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Bearers of the Black Staff |
(2010) |
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The Measure of the Magic |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Dark Legacy Of Shannara Books
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Wards of Faerie |
(2012) |
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Bloodfire Quest |
(2012) |
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Witch Wraith |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Paladins Of Shannara Books
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Allanon’s Quest |
(2012) |
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The Weapons Master’s Choice |
(2013) |
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The Black Irix |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Defenders Of Shannara Books
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The High Druid’s Blade |
(2014) |
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The Darkling Child |
(2015) |
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The Sorcerer’s Daughter |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Fall Of Shannara Books
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The Black Elfstone |
(2017) |
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The Skaar Invasion |
(2018) |
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The Stiehl Assassin |
(2019) |
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The Last Druid |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Shannara Graphic Novels
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Dark Wraith of Shannara |
(2008) |
Publication Order of Shannara Companion Books
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The World of Shannara |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Viridian Deep Books
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Child of Light |
(2021) |
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Daughter of Darkness |
(2022) |
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Sister of Starlit Seas |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Magic Kingdom Of Landover Books
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Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! |
(1986) |
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The Black Unicorn |
(1987) |
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Wizard at Large |
(1988) |
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The Tangle Box |
(1994) |
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Witches’ Brew |
(1995) |
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A Princess of Landover |
(2009) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Revelation |
(1987) |
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Hook |
(1991) |
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Street Freaks |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Small Magic |
(2021) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Myths & Magic |
(1999) |
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Sometimes the Magic Works |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Legends Books
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Legends |
(1998) |
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Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King |
(1998) |
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Legends 3 |
(1999) |
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Publication Order of Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Books
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A New Hope |
(1976) |
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The Empire Strikes Back |
(1980) |
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Return of the Jedi |
(1983) |
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The Phantom Menace |
(1999) |
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Attack of the Clones |
(2002) |
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Revenge of the Sith |
(2005) |
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The Force Awakens |
(2015) |
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Rogue One |
(2016) |
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The Last Jedi |
(2018) |
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Solo |
(2018) |
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The Rise of Skywalker |
(2020) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Once Upon a Time |
(1991) |
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Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King |
(1998) |
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Unfettered |
(2013) |
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Multiverse |
(2014) |
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Unbound |
(2016) |
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Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy |
(2016) |
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Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy |
(2019) |
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Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy’s Edge Interviews |
(2021) |
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Deep Magic – Spring 2021 |
(2021) |
Note: For a complete list of Star Wars novels, please see Star Wars.