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.
The Sword of Truth is a series of twenty-one epic fantasy novels written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of the living. While each novel was written to stand alone, except for the final three that were intended to be a trilogy, they follow a common timeline and are linked by ongoing events that occur throughout the series.
Wizard's First Rule, written by Terry Goodkind, is the first book in the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. Published by Tor Books, it was released on August 15, 1994 in hardcover, and in paperback on July 15, 1997. The book was also re-released with new cover artwork by Keith Parkinson in paperback on June 23, 2001. The novel was adapted to television in the 2008 television series Legend of the Seeker.
The Pillars of Creation is the seventh book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. It is the first book in the series not to feature Richard Rahl as the protagonist, although he does appear.
Stone Of Tears is the second book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Blood of the Fold is the third book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Temple of the Winds is the fourth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Bruce Spence is a New Zealand-Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theater.
Chainfire is the ninth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth, and the first in a trilogy. It was nominated for the Prometheus Award.
Faith of the Fallen is the sixth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Phantom is the tenth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.Phantom debuted in the #1 spot on The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, among others.
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy is a 1998 anthology of 11 novellas by a number of English-language fantasy authors, edited by Robert Silverberg. All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds. The anthology won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999. Its science fiction equivalent, Far Horizons, followed in 1999.
Confessor is the eleventh novel in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth, and the last in the Chainfire trilogy bringing an end to the current story arc involving the Imperial Order. The book was announced on February 20, 2007 on the author's official website. The book was released November 13, 2007.
Legend of the Seeker is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based the fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series for first-run syndication with Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle, and Kenneth Biller serving as executive producers. The show premiered on November 1, 2008 and ran for two seasons before its cancellation in 2010.
The Omen Machine is Terry Goodkind's 12th novel, and the first in a new series about Richard and Kahlan. Events in the book take place directly after the end of Confessor.
The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus is Terry Goodkind's 15th novel. The book is set centuries prior to the main Sword of Truth series. It is the first book that is self-published by Terry Goodkind. Apart from 300 individually-numbered copies of a Limited Collector's Edition it was originally exclusively available as E-book and Audiobook. As of July 2015, it was published by TOR Fantasy in hardcover format, and is now available in stores. A paperback version was year later, also by TOR.
The Third Kingdom is the thirteenth novel in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth, continuing the story arc started in The Omen Machine.
Severed Souls is Terry Goodkind's 17th novel. It is the 14th in the Sword of Truth series and the third novel in Goodkind's new Richard and Kahlan series, which takes off right after the end of the original Sword of Truth series.
Warheart is Terry Goodkind's eighteenth novel. It's the 15th in The Sword of Truth series and the fourth novel in Goodkind's new Richard and Kahlan series, which takes off right after the end of the original Sword of Truth series.
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