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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy Reading Order
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks has 3 main books (1977–1985). Start with The Sword of Shannara (1977) and read the numbered books in order.
By Terry Brooks
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy books in order
Your reading speed
- 12 h 14 min
- 9 h 59 min
- 9 h 6 min
Main books together: 1,789 pages, about 31 h 19 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy: common questions
- How many books are in the The Sword of Shannara Trilogy series?
- There are 3 main books in The Sword of Shannara Trilogy. The most recent main book listed here is The Wishsong of Shannara (1985).
- What order should I read The Sword of Shannara Trilogy in?
- Read The Sword of Shannara Trilogy in its numbered order: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, The Wishsong of Shannara.
- What is the first The Sword of Shannara Trilogy book?
- The first book is The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, published in 1977.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Sword of Shannara Trilogy series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,789 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 31½ hours of reading, or about 63 days at 30 minutes a day.