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August 25th, 2026: Brona (The First Druids of Shannara, #2)

Galaphile (The First Druids of Shannara, #1) was the most recently released book by Terry Brooks, on March 11th, 2025.

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Terry Brooks Stats: The highest rated book by Terry Brooks on Book Notification is Allanon's Quest, the first novel in the Paladins Of Shannara series. The second-highest rated book is The Weapons Master's Choice (Paladins Of Shannara #2).

The most read book by Terry Brooks on Book Notification is The Sword of Shannara, the first novel in the Original Shannara series. The second most read book is The Elfstones of Shannara (Original Shannara #2).

Below is a complete list of Terry Brooks books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Terry Brooks is the Original Shannara Series.

List of Original Shannara Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Original Shannara books are The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannara.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.2 The Sword of Shannara	1977	Loading... Go
2	8.3 The Elfstones of Shannara	1982	Loading... Go
3	8.4 The Wishsong of Shannara	1985	Loading... Go
4	8.3 First King of Shannara	1996	Loading... Go
5	7.1 Indomitable	2003	Loading... Go

List of Original Shannara Books in Chronological Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.3 First King of Shannara	1996	Loading... Go
2	8.2 The Sword of Shannara	1977	Loading... Go
3	8.3 The Elfstones of Shannara	1982	Loading... Go
4	8.4 The Wishsong of Shannara	1985	Loading... Go
5	7.1 Indomitable	2003	Loading... Go

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.

List of Heritage Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Heritage Of Shannara books are The Scions of Shannara, The Druid of Shannara, and The Talismans of Shannara.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.9 The Scions of Shannara	1990	Loading... Go
2	7.6 The Druid of Shannara	1991	Loading... Go
3	7.6 The Elf Queen of Shannara	1992	Loading... Go
4	7.8 The Talismans of Shannara	1993	Loading... Go

List of Word & Void Books in Publication Order

Follows the champions of the Word as they battle servants of the Void to protect humanity's future, beginning with a boy's discovery of magic in Sinnissippi Park.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Running with the Demon	1997	Loading... Go
2	8.1 A Knight of the Word	1998	Loading... Go
3	7.2 Angel Fire East	1999	Loading... Go
4	7.6 Imaginary Friends	2011	Loading... Go
5	7.3 Warrior	2018	Loading... Go

List of Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Books in Publication Order

A quest for lost magic becomes a fight for survival against dark forces.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.6 Ilse Witch	2000	Loading... Go
2	8.3 Antrax	2001	Loading... Go
3	7.3 Morgawr	2002	Loading... Go

List of High Druid Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.7 Jarka Ruus	2003	Loading... Go
2	8.3 Tanequil	2004	Loading... Go
3	8.3 Straken	2005	Loading... Go

List of Genesis Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.1 Armageddon's Children	2006	Loading... Go
2	8.5 The Elves of Cintra	2007	Loading... Go
3	8 The Gypsy Morph	2008	Loading... Go

List of The First Druids of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		9 Galaphile	2025	Loading... Go
2		Brona	2026	Loading... Go

List of Legends Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		8.5 Bearers of the Black Staff	2010	Loading... Go
2		8.8 The Measure of the Magic	2011	Loading... Go

List of Dark Legacy Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.7 Wards of Faerie	2012	Loading... Go
2	8.5 Bloodfire Quest	2012	Loading... Go
3	7.9 Witch Wraith	2013	Loading... Go

List of Paladins Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	9.4 Allanon's Quest	2012	Loading... Go
2	9.3 The Weapons Master's Choice	2013	Loading... Go
3	8.4 The Black Irix	2013	Loading... Go

List of Defenders Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.6 The High Druid's Blade	2014	Loading... Go
2	8.6 The Darkling Child	2015	Loading... Go
3	8.1 The Sorcerer's Daughter	2016	Loading... Go

List of Fall Of Shannara Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Fall Of Shannara books are The Black Elfstone, The Skaar Invasion, and The Stiehl Assassin.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.4 The Black Elfstone	2017	Loading... Go
2	8.8 The Skaar Invasion	2018	Loading... Go
3	8.1 The Stiehl Assassin	2019	Loading... Go
4	8.7 The Last Druid	2020	Loading... Go

List of Shannara Graphic Novels in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		7.5 Dark Wraith of Shannara	2008	Loading... Go

List of Shannara Companion Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		7.3 The World of Shannara	2011	Loading... Go

List of Viridian Deep Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.4 Child of Light	2021	Loading... Go
2	8.4 Daughter of Darkness	2022	Loading... Go
3	8 Sister of Starlit Seas	2023	Loading... Go

List of Magic Kingdom Of Landover Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Magic Kingdom Of Landover books are Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!, Wizard at Large, and The Black Unicorn.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!	1986	Loading... Go
2	8.5 The Black Unicorn	1987	Loading... Go
3	8.5 Wizard at Large	1988	Loading... Go
4	8.6 The Tangle Box	1994	Loading... Go
5	8.7 Witches' Brew	1995	Loading... Go
6	8.8 A Princess of Landover	2009	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8.7 Revelation	1987	Loading... Go
2	8.3 Hook	1991	Loading... Go
3	7.5 Street Freaks	2018	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		8 Small Magic	2021	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		8 Myths & Magic	1999	Loading... Go
2		8 Sometimes the Magic Works	2003	Loading... Go

List of Legends Books in Publication Order

Short fantasy stories featuring adventure, brave heroes, and a touch of magic, written by leading authors in the field.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	6 Legends (By: Stephen King, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg)	1998	Loading... Go
2	8.1 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (With: Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Haydon)	1998	Loading... Go
3	7 Legends 3 (By: Terry Pratchett, Tad Williams, Robert Jordan, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin)	1999	Loading... Go
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List of Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Books in Publication Order

Adaptations of all the blockbuster Star Wars films.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	7.6 A New Hope (By: Alan Dean Foster, George Lucas)	1976	Loading... Go
2	8.3 The Empire Strikes Back (By: Donald F. Glut)	1980	Loading... Go
3	7.3 Return of the Jedi (By: James Kahn)	1983	Loading... Go
4	6.9 The Phantom Menace (With: George Lucas)	1999	Loading... Go
5	7.7 Attack of the Clones (By: R.A. Salvatore)	2002	Loading... Go
6	8 Revenge of the Sith (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)	2005	Loading... Go
7	8.3 The Force Awakens ( By: Alan Dean Foster)	2015	Loading... Go
8	8.8 Rogue One (By: Alexander Freed)	2016	Loading... Go
9	10 The Last Jedi (By: Jason Fry)	2018	Loading... Go
10	9 Solo (By: Mur Lafferty)	2018	Loading... Go
11	8.7 The Rise of Skywalker (By: Rae Carson)	2020	Loading... Go
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List of Terry Brooks Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Once Upon a Time	1991	Loading... Go
2	8.1 Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King	1998	Loading... Go
3	7.5 Unfettered	2013	Loading... Go
4	10 Multiverse	2014	Loading... Go
5	6 Unbound	2016	Loading... Go
6	4 Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy	2016	Loading... Go
7	Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy	2019	Loading... Go
8	Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews	2021	Loading... Go
9	Grimoire	2025	Loading... Go
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Terry Brooks

Terry Brooks (Terence Dean Brooks) was born on January 8th, 1944 and is currently 82 years old. Terry Brooks was born in Sterling, Illinois, USA.

Terry Brooks is known for writing in the Fantasy genre.

Terry Brooks is the author of the Magic Kingdom Of Landover series which currently consists of 6 novels. The Magic Kingdom Of Landover series started in 1986 with the novel Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!. The most recently released novel in the Magic Kingdom Of Landover series was A Princess of Landover which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming novels for the Magic Kingdom Of Landover series.

Terry Brooks has also written the Original Shannara series which has 5 books including The Sword of Shannara and The Elfstones of Shannara.

Terry Brooks: Awards & Accolades

Terry Brooks won the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2017.

Terry Brooks books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Measure of the Magic was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy, in 2011. Wards of Faerie was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy, in 2012.

Terry Brooks: Lists & Other Mentions

The Phantom Menace was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1999 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1999.
The Sword of Shannara was an NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.

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Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
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Rebecca Roanhorse, author of the Between Earth and Sky Series.
Peter V. Brett, author of the Demon Cycle Series.
Brian McClellan, author of the Powder Mage Series.
Django Wexler, author of The Shadow Campaigns Series.
Daniel Abraham, author of The Dagger and the Coin Series.
Andrea G. Stewart, author of The Drowning Empire Series.
Cinda Williams Chima, author of the Seven Realms Series.

Terry Brooks: F.A.Q

When was Terry Brooks Born? How old is Terry Brooks?

Terry Brooks was born on January 8th, 1944. Terry Brooks is currently 82 years old.

Where was Terry Brooks Born?

Terry Brooks was born in Sterling, Illinois, USA and is American.

What awards has Terry Brooks won?

Terry Brooks has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2017).

What was the first book Terry Brooks wrote?

The first book written by Terry Brooks was The Sword of Shannara, published in 1977.

What was the most recent book Terry Brooks wrote?

His most recently released work was Galaphile on March 11th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Terry Brooks?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Terry Brooks book is The Sword of Shannara. Here are his most popular books:

The Sword of Shannara (8.24)
The Elfstones of Shannara (8.31)
The Wishsong of Shannara (8.44)
Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (8)
The Scions of Shannara (7.89)

What genres does Terry Brooks Write?

Terry Brooks primarily writes in the Fantasy genre. His work includes sub-genres such as Epic / High Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Adventure Fantasy.

Are there upcoming new books by Terry Brooks?

Terry Brooks has a new book coming out on August 25th, 2026 called Brona.

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How many books has Terry Brooks written?

Terry Brooks has written 58 books across 22 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.

5 books in the Original Shannara Series
4 books in the Heritage Of Shannara Series
5 books in the Word & Void Series
3 books in the Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara Series
3 books in the High Druid Of Shannara Series
3 books in the Genesis Of Shannara Series
2 books in The First Druids of Shannara Series
2 books in the Legends Of Shannara Series
3 books in the Dark Legacy Of Shannara Series
3 books in the Paladins Of Shannara Series
3 books in the Defenders Of Shannara Series
4 books in the Fall Of Shannara Series
1 Shannara Graphic Novels
1 Shannara Companion Books
3 books in the Viridian Deep Series
6 books in the Magic Kingdom Of Landover Series
3 Standalone Novels
1 Short Story Collections
2 Non-Fiction Books
1 book in the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Series

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