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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
The cover of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
1. The Sword of Shannara 2. The Elfstones of Shannara 3. The Wishsong of Shannara
Author	Terry Brooks
Illustrator	The Brothers Hildebrandt Darrell K. Sweet
Cover artist	The Brothers Hildebrandt Darrell K. Sweet
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Ballantine Books Del Rey Books
Published	1977 - 1985
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
No. of books	3

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy consists of the first three Shannara novels (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara) by Terry Brooks. Though not originally written as a trilogy, the novels were published as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Del Rey Books.^[1]

The second book was later adapted into a television series titled The Shannara Chronicles, created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The first season aired on MTV, following the plot of The Elfstones of Shannara; the second season aired on Spike TV, continuing the story with an original plot. The show was canceled after two seasons.^[2]

Books

The Sword of Shannara

The first novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy chronicles the adventures of the brothers Shea and Flick Ohmsford in their quest to retrieve the Sword of Shannara to defeat the Warlock Lord who threatens the Four Lands.

The Elfstones of Shannara

The second novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy follows Shea's grandson, Wil Ohmsford,^[3] as he aids the endangered Elven nation, helping it survive a horde of demons coming through from their sealed-off dimension, the Forbidding.

The Wishsong of Shannara

The final novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy details the quest of Jair and Brin Ohmsford, the children of Wil and Eretria, to save the Four Lands from the evil magic within a tome called the Ildatch.

Characters who appear in multiple books

Few characters appear in more than one novel in the trilogy, though many references to previous characters are evident. Those who appear in multiple books include:

Allanon (all three books)
Eventine Elessedil (Sword and Elfstones)
Flick Ohmsford (Sword and Elfstones)
Wil Ohmsford (Elfstones and Wishsong)
Eretria (Elfstones and Wishsong)
The King of the Silver River (all three books)

References

^ "The Sword of Shannara Trilogy".
^ Otterson, Joe (Jan 16, 2018). "'Shannara Chronicles' Canceled After Two Seasons". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ In The Shannara Chronicles, Shea was changed to be Wil's father.

Works by Terry Brooks

Shannara

Novels

Word & Void	Running with the Demon (1997) A Knight of the Word (1998) Angel Fire East (1999)
The Genesis of Shannara	Armageddon's Children (2006) The Elves of Cintra (2007) The Gypsy Morph (2008)
Legends of Shannara	Bearers of the Black Staff (2010) The Measure of the Magic (2011)
Prequel	First King of Shannara (1996)
Original Shannara Trilogy	The Sword of Shannara (1977) The Elfstones of Shannara (1982) The Wishsong of Shannara (1985)
Heritage of Shannara	The Scions of Shannara (1990) The Druid of Shannara (1991) The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992) The Talismans of Shannara (1993)
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara	Ilse Witch (2000) Antrax (2001) Morgawr (2002)
High Druid of Shannara	Jarka Ruus (2003) Tanequil (2004) Straken (2005)
The Dark Legacy of Shannara	Wards of Faerie (2012) Bloodfire Quest (2013) Witch Wraith (2013)
The Defenders of Shannara	The High Druid's Blade (2014) The Darkling Child (2015) The Sorcerer's Daughter (2016)
The Fall of Shannara	The Black Elfstone (2017) The Skaar Invasion (2018) The Stiehl Assassin (2019) The Last Druid (2020)
Standalone	Dark Wraith of Shannara (2008 graphic novel)

Other

The World of Shannara (2001 companion book)
Shannara (video game)
The Shannara Chronicles (2016–17 television series)

Short
stories

Imaginary Friends (1991)
Indomitable (2003)
Allanon's Quest (2012)
The Weapon Master's Choice (2013)
The Black Irix (2013)
Walker and The Shade of Allanon (2013)
Warrior (2018)

Magic Kingdom
of Landover

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)
An Unfortunate Influx of Filipians (2015)

Other works

Hook (1991 novelization)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999 novelization)
Sometimes the Magic Works (2003)
Why I Write About Elves (2005)

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