The Original Shannara Trilogy consists of the first three Shannara novels (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara) by Terry Brooks. Though not originally written as a trilogy, the novels were published as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Del Rey; however, Terry Brooks' official website lists the books as The Original Shannara Trilogy.[1]
Unlike the other three main Shannara series, each book in this series is intended as a stand-alone novel.
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The first novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy chronicles the adventures of the brothers Shea and Flick Ohmsford in their quest to retrieve the Sword of Shannara to defeat the Warlock Lord who threatens the Four Lands.
The second novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy follows Shea's grandson, Wil Ohmsford as he aids the endangered Elven nation, helping it survive a horde of demons coming through from their sealed off dimension, the Forbidding. The rift is eventually closed when the magic tree that guards it, the Erlcrys, is renewed.
The final novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy details the quest of Jair and Brin Ohmsford, the children of Wil, to save the Four Lands from the evil magic within a tome called the Ildatch.
Few characters appear in more than one novel in the trilogy, though many references to previous characters are evident. Those who appear in multiple books include:
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| Word & Void: | Running with the Demon | A Knight of the Word | Angel Fire East | |
| The Genesis of Shannara: | Armageddon's Children | The Elves of Cintra | The Gypsy Morph | |
| Legends of Shannara: | Bearers of the Black Staff | The Measure of the Magic | ||
| Prequel to Shannara: | First King of Shannara | |||
| The Original Shannara Trilogy: | The Sword of Shannara | The Elfstones of Shannara | The Wishsong of Shannara | |
| The Heritage of Shannara: | The Scions of Shannara | The Druid of Shannara | The Elf Queen of Shannara | The Talismans of Shannara |
| The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: | Ilse Witch | Antrax | Morgawr | |
| High Druid of Shannara: | Jarka Ruus | Tanequil | Straken | |
| Legacy of Shannara: | The Wards of Faerie | TBA | TBA | |
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| Other Shannara products | ||||
| The World of Shannara | Shannara PC Game | |||
| Dark Wraith of Shannara | Indomitable | |||
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| Shannara on Wikipedia | ||||
| Shannara task force — Characters — Creatures — Places — Objects — Related articles | ||||