Running with the Demon
core novel 1997 Shannara
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.99 (29,813 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-345-37962-4 |
| First-edition date | 1997-09 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Shannara
- Series: Word & Void core; position 1 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 1 of 3: next A Knight of the Word (1998)
- Internal chronology, within Shannara: position 1 of 32: next A Knight of the Word (1998)
Sources
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