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

The Sword of Shannara	(1977)
The Elfstones of Shannara	(1982)
The Wishsong of Shannara	(1985)
First King of Shannara	(1996)
Indomitable	(2012)

Chronological Order of Original Shannara Books

First King of Shannara	(1996)
The Sword of Shannara	(1977)
The Elfstones of Shannara	(1982)
The Wishsong of Shannara	(1985)
Indomitable	(2012)

Publication Order of Heritage Of Shannara Books

The Scions of Shannara	(1990)
The Druid of Shannara	(1991)
The Elf Queen of Shannara	(1992)
The Talismans of Shannara	(1993)

Publication Order of Word & Void Books

Running with the Demon	(1997)
A Knight of the Word	(1998)
Angel Fire East	(1999)

Publication Order of Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Books

Ilse Witch	(2000)
Antrax	(2001)
Morgawr	(2002)

Publication Order of High Druid Of Shannara Books

Jarka Ruus	(2003)
Tanequil	(2004)
Straken	(2005)

Publication Order of Genesis Of Shannara Books

Armageddon's Children	(2006)
The Elves of Cintra	(2007)
The Gypsy Morph	(2008)

Publication Order of Legends Of Shannara Books

Bearers of the Black Staff	(2010)
The Measure of the Magic	(2011)

Publication Order of Dark Legacy Of Shannara Books

The Wards of Faerie	(2012)
The Bloodfire Quest	(2013)
Witch Wraith	(2013)

Publication Order of Paladins Of Shannara Short Stories

Allanon's Quest	(2012)
The Weapons Master's Choice	(2013)
The Black Irix	(2013)

Publication Order of Defenders Of Shannara Books

The High Druid's Blade	(2014)
The Darkling Child	(2015)
The Sorcerer's Daughter	(2016)

Publication Order of Fall Of Shannara Books

The Black Elfstone	(2017)
The Skaar Invasion	(2018)
The Stiehl Assassin	(2019)

Chronological Order of Shannara Books

The chronological order of the series is: Word & Void, Genesis, Legends, Original Shannara, Heritage, Voyage, High Druid, Dark Legacy and Defenders. However, it must be noted that this is not the recommended reading order and reading the books in chronological order will spoil the series.

Publication Order of Magic Kingdom Of Landover Books

Magic Kingdom For Sale -- Sold!	(1986)
The Black Unicorn	(1987)
Wizard at Large	(1988)
The Tangle Box	(1994)
Witches' Brew	(1995)
A Princess of Landover	(2009)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Revelation	(1987)
Hook	(1991)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	(1999)
Imaginary Friends	(2011)
Street Freaks	(2018)

Publication Order of Short Stories

Imaginary Friends

(2011)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Trolltown I	(1998)
Trolltown II	(1998)
Trolltown III	(1998)

Publication Order of Shannara Graphic Novels

Dark Wraith of Shannara

(2008)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

(2003)

Note: For a complete list of Star Wars novels, please see Star Wars.

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