Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero. He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain. Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallantry, Taran's adventures chronicle his battle with the forces of evil.  (M,J,S)

Falling in with a roguish doctor, his dwarf attendant and an urchin girl, Theo embarks on an unforgettable adventure in the kingdom of Westmark.  (M,J,S)

At first Shea doesn't really believe the druid's story that his life is in danger. But when the Skull Bearers show up, intent on Shea's destruction, he sets off on a journey to find the Sword of Shannara so he can battle the waerlock lord.  (A/YA)

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous, uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness wield an otherworldly terror.  (J,S)

When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.  (M,J)

Rand and his six companions set out on a quest to find the Eye of the World, a source of untainted masculine and feminine power.  (A/YA)

Morgon, Prince of Hed, longs for a quiet life caring for his land and people. But his destiny requires much more of him, challenges and dangers he never dreamed of.  (J,S)

Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary - until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. Does Harry have the courage to accept her true fate?  (J,S)

Alanna wants to train to be a knight, but only boys are allowed. Luckily her brother Tom wants to study magic rather than be a knight. So, Alanna disguises herself as a boy and heads off to the capital to take Tom's place.  (M,J,S)