Publication
19th March 1996
Version for References:
1997 – Legend Books Limited
(ISBN: 0 09 960211 3)
The Talismans of Shannara Next Book:
Running with the Demon
Story Line
The Measure of the Magic Next:
Allanon’s Quest
First King of Shannara is the prequel to the original trilogy.
Story
Reveals some of the background and history of the Shannara series. 350 years after the First War of the Races and six months after Troll marauders swept out of the Charnal Mountains, Bremen and Kinson Ravenlock meet north of Paranor. Trolls continue to march south to subdue the other races.