Reading order
Word & Void reading order
Volumes 8–10 of 25 in Shannara
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1997–1999
- Published
- about 22 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1997–1999Completed
- Terry Brooks’ contemporary fantasy, set in small-town Illinois: Nest Freemark, a girl with a touch of magic, and John Ross, a Knight of the Word, stand against demons feeding on human despair.
- Darker and more grounded than Shannara, though Brooks later linked the two worlds.
- Read in order: Running with the Demon, A Knight of the Word, Angel Fire East.
- All three rate about the same.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,224 pages, about 22 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: medium
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 116 h21 daysby November 19, 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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Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.
Best volume: A Knight of the Word (7.9, 56 ratings). Weakest: Running with the Demon (7.8). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) scores close to the series average or above it.
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
Word & Void books ranked, best to worst
- 1.A Knight of the WordBook 2 · 19987.9
- 1.Angel Fire EastBook 3 · 19997.9
- 3.Running with the DemonBook 1 · 19977.8
Frequently asked questions
Which Word & Void book is the best?
By reader score, A Knight of the Word (7.9/10). The lowest-rated is Running with the Demon (7.8/10).
Which Word & Void book is the longest?
“Running with the Demon” is the longest at 448 pages; the shortest is “Angel Fire East” with 368 pages.
What should I read after Word & Void?
Other series by Terry Brooks: Magic Kingdom of Landover, Shannara, The Genesis of Shannara trilogy.
