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MagicQuest Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of MagicQuest books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the MagicQuest series? Start with "The Sherwood Ring (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)" (1958) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete MagicQuest reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Sherwood Ring (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)
1958
The Seventh Swan (By: Nicholas Stuart Gray)
1962
The Dragon Hoard (By: Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley)
1971
The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (By: Patricia A. McKillip)
1973
The Perilous Gard (By: Elizabeth Marie Pope)
1974
The Magic Three of Solatia (By: Jane Yolen)
1974
Power of Three (By: Diana Wynne Jones)
1976
Time Piper (By: Delia Huddy)
1976
The Dark Lord of Pengersick (By: Richard Carlyon)
1976
East of Midnight (By: Tanith Lee)
1977
The Devil on the Road (By: Robert Westall)
1978
The Ash Staff (By: Paul R. Fisher)
1979
Tulku (By: Peter Dickinson)
1979
The Magicians of Caprona (By: Diana Wynne Jones)
1980
The Princess and the Thorn (By: Paul R. Fisher)
1980
Mont Cant Gold (By: Paul R. Fisher)
1981
The Hawks of Fellheath (By: Paul R. Fisher)
1984
Talking to Dragons
1985
The Last Days of the Edge of the World (By: Brian M. Stableford)
1985
The Unicorn Treasury
1988
First Annual Collection
1988
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
Second Annual Collection
1989
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
A Wizard's Dozen
1993
Black Thorn, White Rose
1994
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
1996
Magic and Malice consists of four books. The first book of the series Mairelon the Magician
1991
Mairelon the Magician
2002
Magician’s Ward
1977
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