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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: March 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 38 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
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 (By: Patricia C. Wrede)
1985

The Last Days of the Edge of the World (By: Brian M. Stableford)
1985

Dragons & Dreams
1986

Full Spectrum 2
1989

After the King
1991

Snow White, Blood Red
1993

Temporary Walls
1993

Christmas Forever
1993

Seventh Annual Collection
1994

Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
1996

Shakespearean Whodunnits
1997

Silver Birch, Blood Moon
1999

The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
2002

The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
2002

Firebirds
2003

To Weave a Web of Magic
2004

The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
2004

Firebirds Rising
2005

The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
2007

A Book of Wizards
2008

The Unicorn Anthology
2017
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