Editing Shannara (section)

==Novels==
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=== ''Word & Void'' ===
The '''''Word & Void''''' series (also called '''''The Word and The Void''''') focuses on John Ross and Nest Freemark, forced acquaintances who use magic given to them from the Word to prevent mankind from being overcome by the demonic forces of the Void. The trilogy consists of ''[[Running with the Demon]]'', ''[[A Knight of the Word]]'', and ''[[Angel Fire East]]'' and is predominantly set in present-day [[Illinois]]. It follows Nest Freemark, a girl with magical abilities who has no known relationship to any ''Shannara'' character. Before the publication of ''Armageddon's Children'' it was unclear whether this trilogy existed within the ''Shannara'' universe. It has since been revealed as the "ultimate prequel" to the ''Shannara'' novels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrybrooks.net/greatwars.html |title=The Great Wars |access-date=2006-09-17 |author=Shawn Speakman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070713211533/http://www.terrybrooks.net/greatwars.html |archive-date=2007-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.terrybrooks.net/ac/letter-shawn.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616161029/http://terrybrooks.net/ac/letter-shawn.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2006-06-16 | title= A Letter to the Fans| access-date=2008-08-07 | author=Shawn Speakman}}</ref>

=== ''The Genesis of Shannara'' ===
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''The Genesis of Shannara'' series consists of ''[[Armageddon's Children]]'', ''[[The Elves of Cintra]]'' and ''[[The Gypsy Morph]]''. They cover events during The Great Wars, which are alluded to often in the ''Shannara'' series.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

=== ''Legends of Shannara'' ===
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The ''[[Legends of Shannara]]'' series consists of ''[[Bearers of the Black Staff]] ''and'' [[The Measure of the Magic]]''.

=== ''First King of Shannara'' ===
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This is the prequel to the ''[[#Original Shannara Trilogy|Original Shannara Trilogy.]]''

=== ''The Sword of Shannara'' ===
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Also published as the ''Original Shannara Trilogy'' by [[Del Rey Books]], these were the first three published Shannara novels (''[[The Sword of Shannara]]'', ''[[The Elfstones of Shannara]]'', and ''[[The Wishsong of Shannara]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Novels |url=http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913075234/http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |publisher=The Official Terry Brooks Website |access-date=2 May 2013 }}</ref>

=== ''The Heritage of Shannara'' ===
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The next four books consist of ''[[The Scions of Shannara]]'', ''[[The Druid of Shannara]]'', ''[[The Elf Queen of Shannara]]'' and'' [[The Talismans of Shannara]]''. These books are known as ''The Heritage of Shannara'', are set 300 years after ''The Original Shannara Trilogy''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Heritage of Shannara|isbn=0345465547|last1=Brooks|first1=Terry|year=2003}}</ref>

=== ''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'' ===
''The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara'' trilogy consists of the books ''[[Ilse Witch]]'', ''[[Antrax]]'', and ''[[Morgawr (novel)|Morgawr]]''.<ref name="terrybrooks.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/ |title=Novels - A list of Terry Brooks novels |website=www.terrybrooks.net |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011103141230/http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/ |archive-date=3 November 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is set 130 years after the [[Heritage of Shannara]].

=== ''High Druid of Shannara'' ===
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The ''High Druid of Shannara'' trilogy includes the novels ''[[Jarka Ruus]]'', ''[[Tanequil]]'', and ''[[Straken]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/212129/the-high-druid-of-shannara-trilogy-by-terry-brooks/9780345528957/|title=The High Druid of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com|date=2017-06-08|access-date=2017-06-08|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608161348/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/212129/the-high-druid-of-shannara-trilogy-by-terry-brooks/9780345528957/|archive-date=2017-06-08}}</ref> It is set 20 years after the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara.

=== ''The Dark Legacy of Shannara'' ===
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This trilogy is set 100 to 120 years after the events in ''[[Straken]]'', consists of ''[[Wards of Faerie]]'', published August 21, 2012, ''[[Bloodfire Quest]]'', published March 12, 2013, and ''[[Witch Wraith]]'', published July 17, 2013.<ref name="terrybrooks.net"/>

=== ''The Defenders of Shannara'' ===
Set 100 years after the events in ''[[The Dark Legacy of Shannara]]'' trilogy. The three novels are loosely connected, stand-alone novels, described as the setup for the conclusion of the entire Shannara saga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/books-comics/terry-brooks/28419/terry-brooks-on-the-end-of-the-shannara-saga|title=Terry Brooks on the end of the Shannara saga|date=12 December 2013 }}</ref> The trilogy consists of ''The High Druid's Blade'' (published July 15, 2014), ''The Darkling Child'' (published June 9, 2015), and ''The Sorcerer's Daughter'' (published May 24, 2016).

=== ''The Fall of Shannara'' ===
''The Fall of Shannara'' is a four-book series, set over 200 years after "The Sorcerer's Daughter", that concludes the overall story arc of the Shannara universe. It begins with ''The Black Elfstone'', which was published on June 13, 2017. It is described as the chronological end, but not necessarily the last stories to be published.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/books/2016/12/21/terry-brooks-shannara-black-elfstone/|title=Terry Brooks Previews The Ending To His Shannara Series|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=21 December 2016}}</ref> The second book, ''The Skaar Invasion'', was published on June 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://terrybrooks.net/2017/09/cover-reveal-the-skaar-invasion-book-2-of-the-fall-of-shannara/|title=Cover Reveal: The Skaar Invasion, Book 2 of The Fall of Shannara|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 8, 2017|author=Terry Brooks}}</ref> The third book, ''The Stiehl Assassin'', was published in June 2019. The fourth and final book, ''The Last Druid'', was released on October 20, 2020.