Reading order
High Druid of Shannara trilogy reading order
Volumes 14–17 of 25 in Shannara
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2
3- 7.97.9 / 1057 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2003–2005
- Published
- about 22 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
3 volumes2003–2005Completed
- Terry Brooks’s Shannara trilogy that follows The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Grianne Ohmsford, once the feared Ilse Witch and now Ard Rhys, leader of the Druids, is betrayed by her own order and exiled into the Forbidding, the demon-filled prison world, and her young nephew Pen must find a way to bring her back.
- Classic Brooks adventure, quick and earnest.
- Best after the Voyage trilogy.
- Jarka Ruus is the one with enough ratings.
- Read in order.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,210 pages, about 22 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 2, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.
- Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 27 h9 daysby December 2, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which High Druid of Shannara trilogy book is the longest?
“Jarka Ruus” is the longest at 416 pages; the shortest is “Straken” with 378 pages.
What should I read after High Druid of Shannara trilogy?
Other series by Terry Brooks: Magic Kingdom of Landover, Shannara, The Genesis of Shannara trilogy.
