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 Biography: Terry Goodkind's first novel, Wizard's First Rule (1994), established him immediately as a major voice on the epic fantasy scene. Subsequent books in the Sword of Truth series have climbed steadily up the national bestseller lists.
The saga of The Sword of Truth started growing in Goodkind's mind during the early 1990s, while he was building his house in the forests of the northeastern U.S. 'It started with the character of Kahlan, and grew from that seed,' he recalls. 'It really became a haunting experience. As soon as I started writing Wizard's First Rule, I knew writing was my calling. I've found something to which I truly want to dedicate my life.'
Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school, one of his many interests on the way to becoming a writer. Besides a career in wildlife art, he has been a cabinet maker, violin maker, and he has done restoration work on rare and exotic artifacts from around the world ? each with its own story to tell, he says. In 1983 Goodkind moved to the forested mountains he loves. There, in the woods near the ocean, he built the house where he and his wife, Jeri, live, and came at last to tell his own stories.
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Fantasy Novels By Terry Goodkind:
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 1 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312857055 |
Published By: Tor Books 1994) |
# of Pages: 573 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: The magical boundaries between the three lands of forest guide Richard Cypher's world are crumbling: Strange beasts from the Midlands, where magic still exists, appear in his Westland forest. And so does Kahlan Amnell, a young woman with some interesting powers and four assassins on her trail. She is in search of the great wizard who left the Midlands not long after he set the boundaries. He is the only one who can possibly thwart Darken Rahl, an evil wizard who has set in motion a process that will result in the enslavement of the three lands. When Richard's eccentric friend and mentor, Zedd, is sought out for advice about finding the great wizard, Kahlan identifies Zedd as the object of her search. The process that Darken Rahl has initiated requires him to obtain the three boxes of Orden, and, within one year, to open the proper box. As time grows short, Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, and a border guard, Chase, go in quest of the one box that the evil wizard still lacks. Among the truths that Richard learns along the way is the wisdom of the Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid and will believe almost anything. |
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 2 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312857063 |
Published By: Tor Books 1995) |
# of Pages: 703 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: The second volume of The Sword of Truth continues the quest of Richard Cypher, reluctant hero turned magical warrior, and his beloved Kahlan Amnell, the last Mother Confessor. Twisting the traditional roles (now common enough in fiction but done particularly well here), it is Richard who has to handle the magical part of the quest and Kahlan who must lead armies against the surviving forces of the dead mage, Darken Rahl. |
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 3 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312890524 |
Published By: Tor Books 1996) |
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Click to PurchaseDescription: In the sequel to Stone of Tears, Richard Cypher, his beloved Kahlan Amnell, and the wizard Zedd risk everything to combat an unspeakable evil that threatens to destroy their world and precipitate the ultimate apocalypse. |
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 4 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312890532 |
Published By: Tor Books 1997) |
# of Pages: 416 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: The fourth book in the popular series which began with Wizard's First Rule. The dangerous, fanatical Imperial Order unleashes a deadly plague and, in order to find a cure, Richard Cypher and his beloved Kahlan Amnell must seek out the legendary Temple of the Winds.
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 5 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312890540 |
Published By: St. Martin's Press 1999) |
# of Pages: 508 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: When last we saw our heroes--Richard Cypher (Lord Rahl) and Kahlan Amnell--they each had made enormous sacrifices to save one another from certain doom. To save her beloved, Khalan, Mother Confessor of the Midlands, had spoken the three chimes, summoning these chaotic beings from the world beyond and unwittingly releasing incredibly destructive power. Now the chimes are stealing souls, and malevolent forces are reshaping the world itself. To save everything from almost certain doom, Richard, Kahlan, and the wizard Zedd must hunt the elusive chimes and reharness them before it's too late. |
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Author: Terry Goodkind (4) |
Series: The Sword of Truth - Book 6 |
Style: Sword & Sorcery |
ISBN: 0312867867 |
Published By: Tor Books 2000) |
# of Pages: 539 |
Click to PurchaseDescription: Terry Goodkind, author of the enormously popular Sword of Truth novels, has forged perhaps his best novel yet, pitting Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell against threats to the freedom of the world that will take them to opposite ends of the world to defeat the forces of chaos and anarchy.
Emperor Jagang is rising once again in the Old World and Richard must face him, on his own turf. Richard heads into the Old World with Cara, the Mord-Sith, while his beloved Kahlan remains behind. Unwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, Kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the Midlands.
Separated and fighting for their lives, Richard and Kahlan will be tested to the utmost.
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