Terry Brooks bibliography

This is the complete list of works by American fantasy author Terry Brooks.

Original Shannara Trilogy

 * 1) The Sword of Shannara (1977)
 * 2) The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)
 * 3) The Wishsong of Shannara (1985)

Heritage of Shannara

 * 1) The Scions of Shannara (1990)
 * 2) The Druid of Shannara (1991)
 * 3) The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992)
 * 4) The Talismans of Shannara (1993)

Prequel to the Original Shannara Trilogy

 * 1) First King of Shannara (1996)

Word & Void
The Word & Void series precedes the action in Genesis of Shannara trilogy and serves as the very start of the Shannara saga.


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

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara

 * 1) Ilse Witch (2000)
 * 2) Antrax (2001)
 * 3) Morgawr (2002)

High Druid of Shannara

 * 1) Jarka Ruus (2003)
 * 2) Tanequil (2004)
 * 3) Straken (2005)

The Genesis of Shannara

 * 1) Armageddon's Children (August, 2006)
 * 2) The Elves of Cintra (August 2007)
 * 3) The Gypsy Morph (August 2008)

Legends of Shannara

 * 1) Bearers of the Black Staff (August 2010)
 * 2) The Measure of the Magic (August 2011)

Paladins of Shannara

 * 1) Allanon's Quest (July 2012) (eBook short story, prequel to The Sword of Shannara)
 * 2) The Weapon Master's Choice (January 2013) (eBook short story)
 * 3) 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 trilogy.
 * 1) Wards of Faerie (August 2012)
 * 2) Bloodfire Quest (March 2013)
 * 3) 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.
 * 1) The High Druid's Blade (July 2014)
 * 2) The Darkling Child (June 2015)
 * 3) The Sorcerer's Daughter (May 2016)

The Fall of Shannara
A four book series that is the chronological ending of the entire Shannara series.
 * 1) The Black Elfstone (June 2017)
 * 2) The Skaar Invasion (May 2018)
 * 3) The Stiehl Assassin (June 2019)
 * 4) The Last Druid (October 2020)

The First Druids of Shannara

 * 1) 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 computer game (1995) by Lori Ann Cole and Corey Cole
 * The World of Shannara (2001) (companion book) with Teresa Patterson (Revised edition Fall 2009)
 * Indomitable (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)

Magic Kingdom of Landover

 * Note: This is not part of the Shannara series.


 * 1) Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD! (1986)
 * 2) The Black Unicorn (1987)
 * 3) Wizard at Large (1988)
 * 4) The Tangle Box (1994)
 * 5) Witches' Brew (1995)
 * 6) A Princess of Landover (2009)

Viridian Deep

 * Note: This is not part of the Shannara series.


 * 1) Child of Light (2021)
 * 2) Daughter of Darkness (2022)
 * 3) 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 (Writer's Digest Books, 2000), with Michael J. Varhola
 * Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life (2003)
 * Hook — novelization of the film (Ballantine Books, 17 December 1991) ISBN 0-449-90707-4.
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace — novelization of the film (1999)
 * Street Freaks (2018)