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Terry Brooks Books in Order

24 series including Star Wars: Movie Novelizations, Magic Kingdom Of Landover and more

★ 18 NYT bestsellers 24 series 86 books Latest: Brona (2026)

Terry Brooks has been writing since 1976, producing 86 books in that time. In all there are 24 series, the deepest being Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (11 books). As of 2026, the latest we've recorded is Brona.

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1 Original Shannara 2 Chronological Original Shannara 3 Heritage Of Shannara 4 Word & Void 5 Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara 6 High Druid Of Shannara 7 Genesis Of Shannara 8 The First Druids of Shannara 9 Legends Of Shannara 10 Dark Legacy Of Shannara 11 Paladins Of Shannara 12 Defenders Of Shannara 13 Fall Of Shannara 14 Shannara Graphic Novels 15 Shannara Companion Books 16 Viridian Deep 17 Magic Kingdom Of Landover 18 Terry Brooks Other Novels 19 Terry Brooks Short Story Collections 20 Terry Brooks Non-Fiction Books 21 Legends 22 Star Wars: Movie Novelizations 23 Terry Brooks Anthologies 24 The First Druids of Shannara

New York Times Bestsellers

18 books

Terry Brooks has placed 18 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 72 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Druid of Shannara
The Druid of Shannara
Heritage Of Shannara Series

10 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Mar 1991

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Cover of The Elf Queen of Shannara
The Elf Queen of Shannara
Heritage Of Shannara Series

10 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Mar 1992

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Terry Brooks’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

24 series · 86 books

Original Shannara Series

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1 The Sword of Shannara 1977 Locus Award 1978Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Elfstones of Shannara 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wishsong of Shannara 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 First King of Shannara 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Indomitable (Short Story) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Original Shannara Series Chronological

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1 The Sword of Shannara 1977 Locus Award 1978Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Elfstones of Shannara 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wishsong of Shannara 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 First King of Shannara 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Indomitable (Short Story) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Heritage Of Shannara Series

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1 The Scions of Shannara 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Druid of Shannara 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Elf Queen of Shannara 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Talismans of Shannara 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Word & Void Series

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1 Running with the Demon 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 A Knight of the Word 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Angel Fire East 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Imaginary Friends (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Warrior (Short Story) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Series

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1 Ilse Witch 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Antrax 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Morgawr 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

High Druid Of Shannara Series

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1 Jarka Ruus 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Tanequil 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Straken 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Genesis Of Shannara Series

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1 Armageddon's Children 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Elves of Cintra 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Gypsy Morph 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The First Druids of Shannara Series

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1 Galaphile 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Legends Of Shannara Series

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1 Bearers of the Black Staff 2010 Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Measure of the Magic 2011 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dark Legacy Of Shannara Series

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1 Wards of Faerie 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Bloodfire Quest 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Witch Wraith 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Paladins Of Shannara Series

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1 Allanon's Quest (Short Story) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Weapons Master's Choice (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Black Irix (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Defenders Of Shannara Series

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1 The High Druid's Blade 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Darkling Child 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Sorcerer's Daughter 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Fall Of Shannara Series

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1 The Black Elfstone 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Skaar Invasion 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Stiehl Assassin 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Last Druid 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Shannara Graphic Novels

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1 Dark Wraith of Shannara 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Shannara Companion Books

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1 The World of Shannara 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Viridian Deep Series

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1 Child of Light 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Daughter of Darkness 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Sister of Starlit Seas 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Terry Brooks Other Novels

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1 Revelation (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Hook 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Street Freaks 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Terry Brooks Short Story Collections

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1 Small Magic 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Terry Brooks Non-Fiction Books

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1 Myths & Magic 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Sometimes the Magic Works 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Legends Series

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1 Legends ( By: Stephen King, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King ( With: Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Haydon) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Legends 3 ( By: Terry Pratchett, Tad Williams, Robert Jordan, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin) 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Series

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1 A New Hope ( By: Alan Dean Foster, George Lucas) 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Empire Strikes Back ( By: Donald F. Glut) 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Return of the Jedi ( By: James Kahn) 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Phantom Menace ( With: George Lucas) 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Attack of the Clones ( By: R.A. Salvatore) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Revenge of the Sith ( By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Force Awakens ( By: Alan Dean Foster) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Rogue One ( By: Alexander Freed) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Last Jedi ( By: Jason Fry) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Solo ( By: Mur Lafferty) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Rise of Skywalker ( By: Rae Carson) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Terry Brooks Anthologies

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1 Once Upon a Time 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Unfettered 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Multiverse 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Unbound 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Deep Magic - Spring 2021 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the biggest-selling living fantasy writers.

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