This is the complete list of works by American fantasy author

Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly high fantasy, epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times Best Seller List, ''New York Times'' ...

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''Shannara'' series

'' Original Shannara Trilogy''

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The Sword of Shannara ''The Sword of Shannara'' is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first book in a titular trilogy. The novel interweaves two major plots into a fictional world called The Four Lands. One follows the protagonist ...

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The Elfstones of Shannara ''The Elfstones of Shannara'' is a 1982 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first sequel to ''The Sword of Shannara'' and the second book in '' The Original Shannara Trilogy''. It expands upon the history of the Elves, ...

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The Wishsong of Shannara ''The Wishsong of Shannara'' is an epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the final novel in the Original Shannara Trilogy, with the other two being '' The Sword of Shannara'' and '' The Elfstones of Shannara''. The story rev ...

'' (1985)

'' Heritage of Shannara''

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The Scions of Shannara ''The Scions of Shannara'', first published in 1990, is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first book in the '' Heritage of Shannara'' series, taking place three hundred years after the end of the previous ''Shannara'' tr ...

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

Prequel to the '' Original Shannara Trilogy''

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First King of Shannara ''First King of Shannara'' is a 1996 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. Plot summary Horrified by the consequences of the First War of the Races, most of the Druids at Paranor stopped studying the arcane arts and turned to t ...

'' (1996)

'' Word & Void''

The '' Word & Void'' series precedes the action in ''

Genesis of Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shann ...

'' trilogy and serves as the very start of the Shannara saga. # ''

Running with the Demon ''Running with the Demon'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly high fantasy, epic fantasy, and has also written two film no ...

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A Knight of the Word ''A Knight of the Word'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second book in the '' Word & Void series'', a prequel to his ''Shannara'' series. It was first published in 1998 by Ballantine's Del Rey division (). The setting is ...

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Angel Fire East ''Angel Fire East'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the third and final novel in the '' Word & Void series'', a prequel to his ''Shannara'' series. It was first published in 1999 by Ballantine's Del Rey division. The novel ...

'' (1999)

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The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shann ...
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# '' Ilse Witch'' (2000) # '' Antrax'' (2001) # '' Morgawr'' (2002)

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High Druid of Shannara ''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of '' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescu ...
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# '' Jarka Ruus'' (2003) # '' Tanequil'' (2004) # '' Straken'' (2005)

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The Genesis of Shannara The Genesis of Shannara is a series of novels written by American author Terry Brooks. The first book, ''Armageddon's Children'', was released by Del Rey Books on August 29, 2006, in the United States, and by Orbit Books on September 7, 200 ...
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Armageddon's Children ''Armageddon's Children'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the first in his trilogy '' The Genesis of Shannara'', which bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word and Void'' trilogy with his '' Shannara'' series. It takes place in ...

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The Elves of Cintra ''The Elves of Cintra'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the second in his epic fantasy trilogy '' The Genesis of Shannara''. The series bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word & Void series'' with ''The Sword of Shannara'' and t ...

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The Gypsy Morph ''The Gypsy Morph'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the third in his trilogy entitled '' The Genesis of Shannara'', which bridges the events of Brooks' '' Word & Void series'' with his ''Shannara'' series. It takes place in ...

'' (August 2008)

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Legends of Shannara Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, published in the United States by Del Rey Books in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's '' Genesis of Shannara series'' and ''Shannara'' series, and covers e ...
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Bearers of the Black Staff ''Bearers of the Black Staff'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, released on August 24, 2010, as the first of a two-part series called the '' Legends of Shannara''. In the series' timeline, it falls between the '' Genesis of S ...

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The Measure of the Magic ''The Measure of the Magic'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, released on August 23, 2011 as the second of the two part ''Legends of Shannara'' series. Set after ''Bearers of the Black Staff'' and before ''First King of Shann ...

'' (August 2011)

''Paladins of Shannara''

# '' Allanon's Quest'' (July 2012) (eBook short story, prequel to ''The Sword of Shannara'') # '' The Weapon Master's Choice'' (January 2013) (eBook short story) # '' The Black Irix'' (June 2013) (eBook short story)

'' The Dark Legacy of Shannara''

These books take place 100 years after the events in the ''

High Druid of Shannara ''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of '' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescu ...

'' trilogy. # '' Wards of Faerie'' (August 2012) # '' Bloodfire Quest'' (March 2013) # '' Witch Wraith'' (July 2013)

''The Defenders of Shannara''

Set 100 years after the events in '' The Dark Legacy of Shannara'' trilogy. The three novels are loosely connected, stand-alone novels. # ''The High Druid's Blade'' (July 2014) # ''The Darkling Child'' (June 2015) # ''The Sorcerer's Daughter'' (May 2016)

''The Fall of Shannara''

A four book series that is the chronological ending of the entire Shannara series. # '' The Black Elfstone'' (June 2017) # '' The Skaar Invasion'' (May 2018) # '' The Stiehl Assassin'' (June 2019) # ''The Last Druid'' (October 2020)

The First Druids of Shannara

# ''Galaphile'' (March 11, 2025)

''Shannara'' related works

* ''The Guide to Shannara'' (1986) * ''Imaginary Friends'' (1991 & Spring 2013) (Word/Void (early draft) short story published in anthology ''Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales'', re-published in '' Unfettered: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy'') * ''

Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with '' The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, '' First King of Sha ...

'' computer game (1995) by

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and Corey Cole * ''The World of Shannara'' (2001) (companion book) with Teresa Patterson (Revised edition Fall 2009) * ''

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'' (2003) (short story published in anthology '' Legends II'') * '' Dark Wraith of Shannara'' (2008) (graphic novel) * '' Walker and the Shade of Allanon'' (Spring 2013) (short story published in ''Unfettered: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy'') * ''Small Magic: Short Fiction, 1977-2020'' (2021)

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Magic Kingdom of Landover The ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'' is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, who purchases a magical kingdom. The novels are set in a fictional world known as Landover t ...
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:''Note: This is not part of the Shannara series.'' # '' 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 ''A Princess of Landover'' by Terry Brooks is the sixth novel of the ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'' series. Publication ''A Princess of Landover'' was published in hardcover in the United States on August 18, 2009 and in the United Kingdom on Sep ...

'' (2009)

''Viridian Deep''

:''Note: This is not part of the Shannara series.'' # ''Child of Light'' (2021) # ''Daughter of Darkness'' (2022) # ''Sister of Starlit Seas'' (2023)

Other

*
Why I Write About Elves
' (2005) (essay published as an Amazon short) * ''The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic'' (

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Books, 2000), with

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* '' Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life'' (2003) * ''

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'' — novelization of the film (Ballantine Books, 17 December 1991) . * '' Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' — novelization of the film (1999) * ''Street Freaks'' (2018)

References

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Bibliography

''Shannara'' series

'' Original Shannara Trilogy''

'' Heritage of Shannara''

Prequel to the '' Original Shannara Trilogy''

'' Word & Void''

''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shann ...''

''High Druid of Shannara ''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of '' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescu ...''

''The Genesis of Shannara The Genesis of Shannara is a series of novels written by American author Terry Brooks. The first book, ''Armageddon's Children'', was released by Del Rey Books on August 29, 2006, in the United States, and by Orbit Books on September 7, 200 ...''

''Legends of Shannara Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, published in the United States by Del Rey Books in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's '' Genesis of Shannara series'' and ''Shannara'' series, and covers e ...''

''Paladins of Shannara''

'' The Dark Legacy of Shannara''

''The Defenders of Shannara''

''The Fall of Shannara''

The First Druids of Shannara

''Shannara'' related works

''Magic Kingdom of Landover The ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'' is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, who purchases a magical kingdom. The novels are set in a fictional world known as Landover t ...''

''Viridian Deep''

Other

References

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The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shann ...
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High Druid of Shannara ''High Druid of Shannara'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the ''Shannara'' series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of '' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'', the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescu ...
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The Genesis of Shannara The Genesis of Shannara is a series of novels written by American author Terry Brooks. The first book, ''Armageddon's Children'', was released by Del Rey Books on August 29, 2006, in the United States, and by Orbit Books on September 7, 200 ...
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Legends of Shannara Legends of Shannara is a series of two fantasy fiction novels by Terry Brooks, published in the United States by Del Rey Books in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It bridges Brooks's '' Genesis of Shannara series'' and ''Shannara'' series, and covers e ...
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Magic Kingdom of Landover The ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'' is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, who purchases a magical kingdom. The novels are set in a fictional world known as Landover t ...
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