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ⓘ About Terry Brooks
Overall, Brooks has been a able to sell more than 21 million copies of his novels in print all over the world. Because of his commercial success, he is regarded as one of the biggest selling fantasy writers of all time. Other than novels, Brooks has also written a couple of movie scripts in his career. He was born on January 08, 1944 as Terrence Dean Brooks in Sterling, Illinois, United States. Brooks was actually born and brought up in the rural Midwestern town of Sterling. As a child and a growing adult, he used to often dream about stories based around the Sinnissippi Park, which went on to become the setting of his highly successful Word & Void trilogy. He graduated from the Hamilton College with an undergraduate degree of B. A in English Literature in the year 1966.
All Book Series by Terry Brooks
Brona
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026 Co-authored · Delilah S. Dawson
Legends
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1998 Anthology · Stephen King,Anne McCaffrey,Robert Silverberg
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Book 2 of 3 · published 1998 Co-authored · Diana Gabaldon,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Robert Silverberg,Neil Gaiman,Elizabeth Haydon
Legends 3
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1999 Anthology · Terry Pratchett,Tad Williams,Robert Jordan,Robert Silverberg,Ursula K. Le Guin
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1976 Anthology · Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas
The Empire Strikes Back
Book 2 of 11 · published 1980 Anthology · Donald F. Glut
Revenge of the Sith
Book 6 of 11 · published 2005 Anthology · Matthew Woodring Stover
The Rise of Skywalker
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Rae Carson
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews
Book 8 of 10 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Terry Brooks?
Overall, Brooks has been a able to sell more than 21 million copies of his novels in print all over the world. Because of his commercial success, he is regarded as one of the biggest selling fantasy writers of all time. Other than novels, Brooks has also written a couple of movie scripts in his career.
Which Terry Brooks series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series, the earliest of Terry Brooks's multi-book series: it opens with A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV (1976) and runs to 11 books across 1976–2020, ending with The Rise of Skywalker (2020). Terry Brooks's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Terry Brooks written?
Terry Brooks has 81 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2026. 65 of them belong to 18 named series — the largest being the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series with 11 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Terry Brooks's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Terry Brooks's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (1976–2020, 11 books), Original Shannara (1977–2003, 5 books) and Magic Kingdom Of Landover (1986–2009, 6 books), plus 14 more.
How are Terry Brooks's books organised into series?
This guide splits Terry Brooks's 81 books into 18 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (11 books, 1976–2020); Magic Kingdom Of Landover (6 books, 1986–2009); Original Shannara (5 books, 1977–2003); Word & Void (5 books, 1997–2018); Heritage Of Shannara (4 books, 1990–1993), plus 13 further series.