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The Sword of Shannara (Unabridged) Books in Order

by Terry BrooksScience Fiction & Fantasy

4 books and 2 novellas from First King of Shannara (2004) to The Wishsong of Shannara (1985). Rated 4.4 across 23,770 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. First King of Shannara

    Book 0 2004 4.6 (2.7k)

    Horrified by the misuse of magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races, the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years before.

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  2. The Sword of Shannara

    Book 1 1976 4.2 (10.3k)

    The Sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time. Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world.

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  3. The Elfstones of Shannara

    Book 2 1982 4.5 (5.3k)

    Before the Great Wars and the Old Race of Man, there was a world populated by different beings: elves, demons, faeries, and the like.

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  4. The Wishsong of Shannara

    Book 3 1985 4.6 (4k)

    An ancient evil is stirring, intent on the complete destruction of all life. The Druid Allanon sets out on a dangerous journey to save the world, reluctantly aided by Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil Ohmsford—for she alone...

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  5. Legends II: Volume II

    Novella 3.25 2004 by Robert Silverberg - editor 4.1 (277)

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  6. Witch Wraith

    Novella 3.5 2013 4.6 (1.2k)

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Sword of Shannara (Unabridged) is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (3.25 comes after book 3). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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