Publication Order of Magic Kingdom of Landover Books
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
2009
Publication Order of Heritage of Shannara Books
The Scions of Shannara
1990
The Druid of Shannara
1991
The Elf Queen of Shannara
1992
The Talismans of Shannara
1993
Publication Order of Word & Void Books
Running with the Demon
1997
A Knight of the Word
1998
Angel Fire East
1999
Publication Order of Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Books
Ilse Witch
2000
Antrax
2001
Morgawr
2002
Publication Order of High Druid of Shannara Books
Jarka Ruus
2003
Tanequil
2004
Straken
2005
Publication Order of Genesis of Shannara Books
Armageddon’s Children
2006
The Elves of Cintra
2007
The Gypsy Morph
2008
Publication Order of Legends of Shannara Books
Bearers of the Black Staff
2010
The Measure of the Magic
2011
Publication Order of Paladins of Shannara Books
Allanon’s Quest
2012
The Weapons Master’s Choice
2013
The Black Irix
2013
Publication Order of Dark Legacy of Shannara Books
Wards of Faerie
2012
Bloodfire Quest
2013
Witch Wraith
2013
Publication Order of Defenders of Shannara Books
The High Druid’s Blade
2014
The Darkling Child
2015
The Sorcerer’s Daughter
2016
Publication Order of Fall of Shannara Books
The Black Elfstone
2017
The Skaar Invasion
2018
The Stiehl Assassin
2019
The Last Druid
2020
Publication Order of Viridian Deep Books
Child of Light
2021
Daughter of Darkness
2022
Sister of Starlit Seas
2023
Publication Order of First Druids of Shannara Books
Galaphile
2025
Brona (With: Delilah S. Dawson)
2026
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Hook
1991
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
1999
Street Freaks
2018
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Small Magic: Short Fiction, 1977-2020
2021
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Dark Wraith of Shannara
2008
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The World of Shannara (With: Teresa Patterson)
2001
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life
2003
About Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks (born 8 January 1944) is an American fantasy writer best known for the Shannara series, which began with “The Sword of Shannara” in 1977 and now runs to more than 30 novels. He has also written the Magic Kingdom of Landover and Viridian Deep series and the novelisation of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”.
Brooks was born in Sterling, Illinois. He studied English literature at Hamilton College, graduating in 1966, and took a law degree at Washington and Lee University, then practised as an attorney before turning to writing full time. He had written since high school, and reading “The Lord of the Rings” at college settled him on fantasy, though he credits William Faulkner as the influence on his style. “The Sword of Shannara” took him seven years to finish; according to his own site it was the first work of fiction to appear on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list, where it stayed for more than five months.
The Shannara books are set in the Four Lands, which the series identifies as Earth long after civilisation was destroyed in the Great Wars. “The Elfstones of Shannara” (1982) and “The Wishsong of Shannara” (1985) completed the original trilogy, and later sets such as The Heritage of Shannara and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara carried the story on to “The Last Druid” (2020). The Word and Void trilogy, which opens with “Running with the Demon” (1997), was tied to Shannara by the Genesis of Shannara books, beginning with “Armageddon’s Children” (2006).
His other main series, the Magic Kingdom of Landover, follows Ben Holiday, a former trial lawyer who buys a magical kingdom; it started in 1986 and has six novels. Brooks also wrote the novelisation of the film “Hook” (1991), the memoir and writing guide “Sometimes the Magic Works” (2003) and the science fiction novel “Street Freaks” (2018).
“The Shannara Chronicles”, a television adaptation that starts from “The Elfstones of Shannara”, premiered on MTV in January 2016 and ran for two seasons. Brooks received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2017. In March 2025 he announced his semi-retirement and that Delilah S. Dawson would continue the Shannara books. The First Druids of Shannara began with “Galaphile” (2025), and “Brona”, written with Dawson, was published on 25 August 2026. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Judine.
