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First King of Shannara

by Terry Brooks
Published
1 January 1996
Pages
489
ISBN-13
9780345396525
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About this book

First King of Shannara (1996) is Terry Brooks's 489-page direct prequel to The Sword of Shannara, written nearly two decades after the Original Trilogy to explain how outcast Druid Bremen and his protege Allanon forged the sword capable of destroying the Warlock Lord.

Key facts about First King of Shannara

Terry Brooks wrote First King of Shannara, a book on our list. It has been out since 1996. The book has 489 pages.

We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780345396525 to find the main one.

Terry Brooks has 44 books on our list. 42 of them belong to a series, while 2 stand alone. All 44 are out now. Other books by Terry Brooks on file include Galaphile (2025), Sister of Starlit Seas (2023), Daughter of Darkness (2022) and Child of Light (2021).

Earlier, Witches' Brew came out in 1995. After it came Running with the Demon in 1997. Since then, our list has added 31 more books by Terry Brooks.

Terry Brooks has 13 series on file, such as The Original Shannara Trilogy, The Magic Kingdom of Landover and The Heritage of Shannara. Those series sit on our epic fantasy, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Brona is the latest published Terry Brooks book on file, from 25 August 2026.

About Terry Brooks

Terry Brooks is one of modern fantasy's most commercially important authors, best known for The Sword of Shannara (1977), which became the first work of fantasy fiction to appear on the New York Times bestseller list and proved, alongside Tolkien's continuing popularity, that there was a mass commercial audience for epic fantasy. See every Terry Brooks book in order.

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