The Wondrous Worlds of

he epic fantasy drew its first, sustained breath when Terry published The Sword of Shannara in 1977. It was a form that J.R.R. Tolkien had used with The Lord of the Rings but which most publishers believed could not make money as a genre. With his highly successful first novel, Terry proved editors, agents and critics wrong and has since had fourteen bestselling Shannara novels—and the fantasy genre has flourished.

After mankind rises from the ashes of the Great Wars where science has destroyed the former world, magic has now replaced science as the means to discover knowledge and acquire power. The Shannara family line is called on by the mysterious Druids of Paranor to combat the evil that arises to swallow the Four Lands in darkness.

The series has fantastic depth, amazingly real characters, and is high adventure of the first order. If you read fantasy, then you must read the Shannara series!

Note: For Terry's suggested reading order of Shannara novels, click here!

Suggested Reading Order | Shannara Ask Terry | Unpublished Story | Why Elves? | Maps
Author's Note: Sword | Author's Note: Elfstones | Author's Note: Wishsong


The Shannara Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara

Shannara Short Story
Indomitable

Shannara Graphic Novel
Dark Wraith of Shannara

The Heritage of Shannara
The Scions of Shannara
The Druid of Shannara
The Elf Queen of Shannara
The Talismans of Shannara

Shannara Prequel
First King of Shannara

The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
Ilse Witch
Antrax
Morgawr

High Druid of Shannara
Jarka Ruus
Tanequil
Straken

June 21, 2008

  • The Shannara Movie
    As reported in 2007, Warner Bros. has optioned the rights to produce a live-action movie from the Shannara series. The Elfstones of Shannara is the book they will adapt. The most current information about the progress of the movie is on the Movies section of the website. The movie has not been green-lit, there is no one to contact about casting, and the script is still being worked on by those involved. As usual, if something changes in this project, the news will be posted on the website.

  • The Post-Straken Series
    Many fans have written into the website asking if Terry plans on writing a series of books to take place after the events of the last High Druid of Shannara book, Straken. No worries. Terry does plan on going back to the story of Grianne Ohmsford, the Druid Khyber and the demon lord Tael Riverine—it just won't be soon. Terry is finishing the sixth Landover book at the moment and once he is finished with it he plans on writing the fourth book in the Genesis of Shannara

March 24, 2008

  • Dark Wraith of Shannara
    Dark Wraith of Shannara, the brand-new graphic novel created by Terry Brooks, will be released March 25th, 2008! It is the continued story of Jair Ohmsford and is set after the events of The Wishsong of Shannara and the Shannara short story Indomitable.

To view what Terry plans to write next, be sure to visit the What's Next? page.

If you have a question concerning the Shannara novels, please visit the Ask Terry section of the website and ask them! The more questions, the more answers, and more answers benefits everyone.




Updated: June 21, 2008