The Druid of Shannara

core novel 1991 Shannara

Record

First published	1991
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.04 (34,337 ratings, collected 2026-08-06)
First-edition ISBN	0-345-36298-5
First-edition date	1991-03
Internal chronology	14

Where it sits

• Universe: Shannara
• Series: The Heritage of Shannara core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Terry Brooks

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 The Heritage of Shannara: position 2 of 4: previous The Scions of Shannara (1990) · next The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992)
• Internal chronology, within Shannara: position 14 of 32: previous The Scions of Shannara (1990) · next The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992)

Sources

• Terry Brooks official site
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannara
• https://www.isfdb.org

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