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Terry Goodkind

Born

in Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

January 11, 1948

Died

September 17, 2020

Website

http://www.terrygoodkind.com

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Terry Lee Goodkind was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines (2009), which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold 25 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 20 languages. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker, which premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May 2010.
Goodkind was a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of Objectivism, and made references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works. ...more

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Goodreads Choice Awards Nomination

It is an absolute thrill and an inspiration to have been nominated for the 2012 Goodreads Choice Award ("Best Fantasy"). Thank you for taking a moment to vote for THE FIRST CONFESSOR.

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As an independent, author published, ebook exclusive, we had no idea if anyone would even hear about this book upon release. To say the days leading up to its release were inte Read more of this blog post »

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Terry Goodkind’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 1,137,352 ratings · 29,148 reviews · 279 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 253,555 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 116,563 ratings — published 1995 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4) by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill (Narrator), Ferhan Ertürk (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 84,210 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 83,703 ratings — published 1996 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 74,550 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul of the Fire (Sword of Truth, #5) 3.88 avg rating — 69,631 ratings — published 1999 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, #7) 3.71 avg rating — 61,212 ratings — published 2001 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8) 3.83 avg rating — 56,401 ratings — published 2003 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) 3.96 avg rating — 54,264 ratings — published 2005 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11) 4.09 avg rating — 51,788 ratings — published 2007 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Terry Goodkind

Sword of Truth (15 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 1,096,908 ratings

Das Schwert der Wahrheit (17 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 277,878 ratings

La espada de la verdad (25 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 74,617 ratings

Richard and Kahlan (4 books)
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3.85 avg rating — 54,865 ratings

The Legend of Magda Searus (1 book)
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4.20 avg rating — 16,991 ratings

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Quotes by Terry Goodkind (?)

“If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.”
― Terry Goodkind

tags: adversity, sword, truth

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“People are stupid. They will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true.”
― Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule

tags: public-opinion, willful-ignorance, wizard-s-rules

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“I often hear people say that they read to escape reality, but I believe that what they’re really doing is reading to find reason for hope, to find strength. While a bad book leaves readers with a sense of hopelessness and despair, a good novel, through stories of values realized, of wrongs righted, can bring to readers a connection to the wonder of life. A good novel shows how life can and ought to be lived. It not only entertains but energizes and uplifts readers.”
― Terry Goodkind

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Polls

Spring/Summer 2013 Series Final Round - What series will we start reading in June 2013?

Below are the top five from our first round of voting.

The top two will be our next group reads. Whichever one is the 'darker' or 'grittier' series will fall into the Alternate Series group read slot (starts on the 15th of each month). The other 'lighter' one will be the 1st of the month group read.

Glen Cook Chronicle of the Black Company (12 books)

49 votes, 25.5%

Roger Zelazny Chronicles of Amber (10 books)

44 votes, 22.9%

Tad Williams Shadowmarch series (4 books)

39 votes, 20.3%

Gene Wolfe Book of the New Sun series (4 books)

34 votes, 17.7%

Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth series (12 books)

26 votes, 13.5%

192 total votes

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