Shannara / ˈʃænərə / [1] is a series of high fantasy [2] novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and concluding with The Last Druid which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, First King of Shannara.
This list shows the chronological order of the entire Shannara series. Omnibus editions are listed at the bottom.The sub-series in chronological order ...
The Shannara Chronicles: Created by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar. With Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Aaron Jakubenko. Series of adventures, war, and evil that occur throughout the history of the Four Lands.
Shannara is an epic/high fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977. Brooks wrote more than 30 novels in the Shannara universe between 1977 and 2025.
Shannara refers to a series of books by author Terry Brooks. The long running high fantasy series began in 1977 with the release of The Sword of Shannara. The series featured many novels and sub-series over the years before finally finishing up in 2020 with The Last Druid, the final book in the Fall of Shannara sub-series.
This page will catalog the published order for the main Shannara series. The Pre-Shannara page will document those stories that take place before the events of the Great Wars and directly after.
It covers the main Shannara novels, the connected pre-Shannara books Brooks later tied into the mythos, and the short fiction that now matters to a complete reading order.
Explore the Shannara series by Terry Brooks with all books in order, plot summaries, subseries timelines, and guidance on how this sprawling Four Lands saga fits together.