Oh, Shannara!
I discovered Shannara young; it reminds me of endless Saturday afternoons sprawled across my bed, reading in a shaft of dusty sunlight until the dusk came down and my mother called me for dinner. Still, I’m a bit embarrassed that I just read all twenty (twenty! when did that happen?) books in the series. Brooks does a great job of dramatic action sequences, and I like the way he connects his fantasy world to the one we know, but ultimately, these are candy.
If you’re actually curious about the list, you can see it below the cut.
- The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Elfstones of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Wishsong of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Scions of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Druid of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Elf Queen of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- The Talismans of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- First King of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- Ilse Witch, Terry Brooks
- Antrax, Terry Brooks
- Morgawr, Terry Brooks
- Jarka Ruus, Terry Brooks
- Tanequil, Terry Brooks
- Straken, Terry Brooks
- Running with the Demon, Terry Brooks
- A Knight of the Word, Terry Brooks
- Angel Fire East, Terry Brooks
- Armageddon’s Children, Terry Brooks
- The Elves of Cintra, Terry Brooks
- The Gypsy Morph, Terry Brooks