The Sword of Shannara
- Published
- 1 January 1977
- Pages
- 726
- ISBN-13
- 9780345461469
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Sword of Shannara launched the saga in 1977 at 726 pages -- the longest of the three -- becoming the first fantasy novel to appear on the New York Times bestseller list as adopted innkeeper's son Shea Ohmsford pursues the only weapon that can destroy the resurrected Warlock Lord.
Key facts about The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks wrote The Sword of Shannara, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1977. The book has 726 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780345461469 to find the main one.
The Sword of Shannara is book 1 of 3 in The Original Shannara Trilogy series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Terry Brooks writes The Magic Kingdom of Landover, The Heritage of Shannara and Word and Void, 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 The Original Shannara Trilogy
The Sword of Shannara is book 1 in the The Original Shannara Trilogy series. It is followed by The Elfstones of Shannara. See the full The Original Shannara Trilogy reading order.
Terry Brooks's Original Shannara Trilogy launched one of modern fantasy's longest-running sagas and, on its 1977 publication, became the first fantasy novel to appear on the New York Times bestseller list. The Sword of Shannara introduces Shea Ohmsford, an adopted half-Elven innkeeper's son revealed to be the last descendant of the royal line of Shannara, who must claim the legendary Sword of Shannara -- the only weapon capable of destroying the resurrected Warlock Lord -- while pursued across the Four Lands by…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345461469