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Terry Goodkind

Born

in Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

January 14, 1948

Died

September 17, 2020

Website

http://www.terrygoodkind.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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Terry Goodkind was a contemporary American writer and author of the best-selling epic fantasy series, The Sword of Truth, creator of the television show The Legend of the Seeker, and writer of the self-published epic, The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus (a prequel and origin story of the first Mother Confessor). He had over 20 million copies in print and has been translated into more than 20 different languages, world-wide.

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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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Terry Goodkind’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 1,107,334 ratings · 28,194 reviews · 211 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 248,591 ratings — published 1994 — 144 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
	Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 113,880 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 — 82,035 ratings — published 1997 — 33 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81,557 ratings — published 1996 — 96 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) 4.10 avg rating — 72,909 ratings — published 2000 — 90 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) 3.87 avg rating — 67,836 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, #7) 3.70 avg rating — 59,547 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 — 54,855 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) 3.95 avg rating — 52,896 ratings — published 2005 — 76 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 — 50,699 ratings — published 2007	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 — 1,070,792 ratings

Das Schwert der Wahrheit (17 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 270,574 ratings

La espada de la verdad (25 books)
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3.82 avg rating — 72,345 ratings

Richard and Kahlan (4 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 52,789 ratings

The Legend of Magda Searus (1 book)
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4.19 avg rating — 16,522 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

1161 likes

“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 First-Round - What series will we be reading after the Wheel of Time and Night Angel?

Roger Zelazny Chronicles of Amber (10 books)

29 votes, 15.2%

Glen Cook Chronicle of the Black Company (12 books)

25 votes, 13.1%

Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth series (12 books)

17 votes, 8.9%

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

17 votes, 8.9%

Tad Williams Shadowmarch series (4 books)

16 votes, 8.4%

Larry Correia Monster Hunter International series (4 books)

11 votes, 5.8%

C.S. Friedman Coldfire trilogy (3 books)

11 votes, 5.8%

Guy Gavriel Kay Fionavar Tapestry (3 books)

11 votes, 5.8%

Greg Keyes Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series (4 books)

11 votes, 5.8%

Elizabeth Moon Deed of Paksenarrion series (3 books)

10 votes, 5.2%

Carol Berg Rai-Karah series (3 books)

7 votes, 3.7%

Kate Elliott Spiritwalker series (3 books)

7 votes, 3.7%

C.S. Friedman Magister series (3 books)

6 votes, 3.1%

David Dalglish Half-Orc series (6 books)

5 votes, 2.6%

Michael A. Stackpole Age of Discovery (3 books)

4 votes, 2.1%

T.A. Barron Lost Merlin series (5 books)

2 votes, 1.0%

Jack Whyte Camulod Chronicles (9 books)

2 votes, 1.0%

191 total votes

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