Terry Brooks Books in Order
Terry Brooks has written 59 books, published between 1977 and 2026. The first book is The Sword of Shannara (1977) and the newest is Brona (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 59
- Published
- 1977–2026
- Confirmed
- 58 of 59 titles
- Pages on record
- 16,594 in 43 of 59 books
- Reading time
- 277–415 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,594 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 59 titles with a page count on record.
Terry Brooks, born Terence Dean Brooks on January 8, 1944, is an American writer of epic fantasy. The catalogue opens with The Sword of Shannara (1977) and counts 59 books through Brona (2026). Series lines include the Original Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Genesis of Shannara, Defenders of Shannara and Dark Legacy of Shannara, alongside Word & Void and Viridian Deep, while the Magic Kingdom of Landover is a recurring setting. Two film novelizations belong to the output. Brooks has had 23 New York Times bestsellers and more than 25 million copies in print, and announced a semi-retirement from writing in March 2025.
The Magic Kingdom of Landover series follows Ben Holiday, a lawyer who inherits a magical kingdom through a classified ad. He takes on the role of king amid wizards, talking animals and warring factions.
How many Terry Brooks books are there?
Terry Brooks has 59 books, released between 1977 and 2026. They include 16 separate series.
Terry Brooks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 59 Terry Brooks books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
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- 41986–3/4
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- 262003–3/4
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- 382012–3/4
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- 542021–3/4
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- 572023–3/4
- 582025–3/4
- 592026–3/4
Terry Brooks characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Shannara books in order 40 books
- Magic Kingdom of Landover books in order 6 books
Terry Brooks books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Magic Kingdom Of Landover books in order
6 books by Terry BrooksWord & Void in order
5 booksOriginal Shannara in order
5 booksHeritage Of Shannara in order
4 booksFall Of Shannara in order
4 booksTerry Brooks Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Voyage Of The Jerl Shannara in order
3 books- 1. Ilse Witch
- 2. Antrax
- 3. Morgawr
High Druid Of Shannara in order
3 books- 1. Jarka Ruus
- 2. Tanequil
- 3. Straken
Genesis Of Shannara in order
3 booksPaladins Of Shannara in order
3 booksDark Legacy Of Shannara in order
3 booksDefenders Of Shannara in order
3 booksViridian Deep in order
3 booksTerry Brooks Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Legends Of Shannara in order
2 booksFirst Druids of Shannara in order
2 booksStar Wars: Movie Novelizations in order
2 booksShannara Graphic Novels in order
1 bookShannara Companion in order
1 bookTerry Brooks Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Terry Brooks Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Terry Brooks books run from The Sword of Shannara (1977) to Brona (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Terry Brooks in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Terry Brooks books in order?
You only need to read Terry Brooks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 16 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Terry Brooks books in?
Read Terry Brooks one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Shannara starts with The Sword of Shannara (1977) and Magic Kingdom of Landover starts with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (1986). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Sword of Shannara (1977).
What is the newest Terry Brooks book?
Brona (2026) is the newest Terry Brooks book released so far.
Is there a new Terry Brooks book coming?
No next Terry Brooks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Terry Brooks has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 5 nominations for Terry Brooks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Inkpot Award1997Won
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1998Shortlistedfor Running with the Demon
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1987Shortlistedfor Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1986Shortlistedfor The Wishsong of Shannara
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1983Shortlistedfor The Elfstones of Shannara
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1978Shortlistedfor The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks at a glance
- Still publishing
- Terry Brooks published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Terry Brooks books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 16,594 pages across the 43 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 375 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Terry Brooks books, 19 of 59, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 59 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 58 in at least three.
What the Terry Brooks books are about
45 of the 59 Terry Brooks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: shannara (imaginary place) is tagged on 27 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Shannara (Imaginary place) 27 of 45 books
- Fantasy 23 of 45 books
- Fantasy, epic 18 of 45 books
- Elves 11 of 45 books
- Magic 10 of 45 books
- Druids and Druidism 9 of 45 books
- Good and evil 6 of 45 books
- Magic Kingdom of Landover (Imaginary place) 6 of 45 books
- Knights and knighthood 4 of 45 books
- Science fiction 4 of 45 books
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