A Knight of the Word
core novel 1998 Shannara
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (16,267 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-37963-2 |
| First-edition date | 1998-08 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Shannara
- Series: Word & Void core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Terry Brooks
Notes
- From the series record (Word & Void): Contemporary-set (1990s Illinois) prequel trilogy; the ultimate origin of the saga's magic and antagonists. Treated as Core per Brooks' own unified reading order, despite the non-Four-Lands setting.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Word & Void: position 2 of 3: previous Running with the Demon (1997) · next Angel Fire East (1999)
- Internal chronology, within Shannara: position 2 of 32: previous Running with the Demon (1997) · next Angel Fire East (1999)
Sources
← Shannara dossier · All universes
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