The Measure of the Magic
- Published
- 1 January 2011
- Pages
- 515
- ISBN-13
- 9781841495880
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Measure of the Magic closed the duology in 2011 at 515 pages, continuing the fight as the valley's failing seals push its long-isolated survivors to finally reckon with the wider world their ancestors sealed themselves away from centuries before.
Key facts about The Measure of the Magic
Terry Brooks wrote The Measure of the Magic, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2011. The book has 515 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781841495880 to find the main one.
The Measure of the Magic is book 2 of 2 in the Legends of Shannara series. The series has 2 published books. However, the series starts with Bearers of the Black Staff (2010).
Additionally, Terry Brooks writes The Original Shannara Trilogy, The Magic Kingdom of Landover and The Heritage of Shannara, plus 9 more series. 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.
Its place in Legends of Shannara
The Measure of the Magic is book 2 in the Legends of Shannara series. It follows Bearers of the Black Staff. See the full Legends of Shannara reading order.
Terry Brooks's Legends of Shannara duology jumps roughly five hundred years past The Gypsy Morph, to the valley refuge that Hawk's magic sealed off from the nuclear devastation outside. Bearers of the Black Staff opens as the ancient protective seals begin to fail and the valley's descendants of humans, Elves, and mutated Freaks -- long isolated from the wider, healing world beyond -- discover both the outside dangers they'd forgotten and new threats massing from within, including an invading army of trolls…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781841495880