Terry Brooks’s novels have an average rating of 3.96 out of 5 stars on Goodreads, being rated by more than 780,000 readers, and having more than 21,000 reviews. This adventure takes place in The Four Lands, which is actually a futuristic alternate version of our planet Earth which has been affected by an atomic war (known as The Great Wars), as a result, this series takes place in a remodeled United States and Canada.Įach of these lands is inhabited by different creatures, the Westland is the homeland for the elves, while in the Eastland gnomes and dwarves cohabit. The Shannara Chronicles by Terry Brooks is a high fantasy story which centers on different characters but that starts narrating the quest of two brothers, Shea and Flick Ohmsford, who want to find the Sword of Shannara, a powerful magical sword with which they will be able to defeat the Warlock Lord.

Take it before it ends: What is this series about? Let’s begin with the Shannara reading order, first you have to start with the original trilogy: Remember that if you want to check out any of the books in the list you only have to click on the cover, the link will take you to Amazon (it opens in a new tab): Here you have all the Shannara books in order of publication, if you want them in chronological order you will find a list below. I suggest you read The Sword of Shannara in publication order, this way you will read the series the way the author imagined it, and it is also the way Terry Brooks recommends to read his work if this is your first read of his series. You will have to choose between the Shannara publication order and the chronological order. There are two different Shannara book orders. The Sword of Shannara reading order, what is the best way to read this series by Terry Brooks? Actually, you will find way more than the Shannara book order, not only you will learn some stuff about the author and his series, but you will also find an amazing The Sword of Shannara book set recommendation, make sure you don’t miss it because it is a great way to start the books of the Shannara Chronicles.

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