The Original Shannara Trilogy · Book 3

The Wishsong of Shannara

Published
1 January 1985
Pages
576
ISBN-13
9781101965610
Type
novel
Cover of The Wishsong of Shannara

About this book

The Wishsong of Shannara closed the trilogy in 1985 at 576 pages, the shortest of the three, following Wil's own twin children and their inherited wishsong magic against the ancient Ildatch.

Key facts about The Wishsong of Shannara

The Wishsong of Shannara is a novel by Terry Brooks. Readers have had it since 1985. It runs to 576 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of The Wishsong of Shannara. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781101965610 to find the main one.

The Wishsong of Shannara is book 3 of 3 in The Original Shannara Trilogy series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with The Sword of Shannara (1977).

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 Wishsong of Shannara is book 3 in the The Original Shannara Trilogy series. It follows 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…

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