Today we talk about who Terry Goodkind is. The books of this author, as well as his biography will be given later. This is a modern American writer. He is the author of a series from the fantasy genre called “Sword of Truth”. The books included in it, according to the Tor Books publishing house, have been published in circulation of over 25 million units and have already been translated into 20 languages. Based on this series, the multi-part film Legend of the Seeker was shot.
Biography
Terry Goodkind was born in Omaha in 1948. There, in the state of Nebraska, he studied at the art school and graduated from it. Dropped out of college. He produced violins, worked as a carpenter, restored antiques, exotic artifacts, as well as rare items. Prior to his writing career, Terry Goodkind was known for his paintings. They depicted wildlife and the sea. In 1983, he and his wife Jerry went to the mountains located in the territory of Northeast America. He built a house there. He lives in it to this day.
Bibliography
Terry Goodkind fully devoted his own work to the idea of ​​the “Sword of Truth”, as well as characters from this world. He created 4 series of novels. We will cite works according to the chronological order of the events of the novels. Let's start with the series “The Legend of Magda Sirus”. It included the book “The First Confessor”. Next, consider the series “Sword of Truth”. It included works: “Debts of the ancestors”, “The first rule of the wizard”, “Stone of tears”, “Defenders of the flock”, “Temple of the winds”, “Spirit of fire”, “Faith of the fallen”, “Naked empire”, “Phantom”, "Confessor." For an anthology called “Legends” by Robert Silverberg, the author wrote the work “Debts of the Ancestors”. The plot of the story unfolds in the world of the Sword of Truth. The described story takes place decades before the events that are discussed in the novels of the series begin. The story is published as a separate book. Now consider the Richard and Kahlan series. It included the following works: The Machine of Predictions, The Third Kingdom, and The Heart of War. Finally, let's move on to a series called Modern Fiction. It included works: "The Law of Nines" and "Loops of Hell." Work on the latest book has been underway since 2009, but is currently on hold.
The Rules of the Wizard (Terry Goodkind)
Now let's discuss one of the author’s most famous books. The novel "The first rule of the wizard" refers to the fantasy genre. It was with him that the Sword of Truth series began. The work was published in 1994. In Russia, this work appeared in 1996. In The First Rule of the Wizard, Terry Goodkind talks about human stupidity. The plot of the book tells the story of
Richard Cipher - a forest conductor from Westland. He seeks to discover the secret of the death of his father. As a result, she meets the girl
Kahlan Amnell. On the territory of the Hunting Forest, he rescues a new acquaintance from the quod. He was sent for her by Darken Rahl. She passed through the border of the Middle Lands. To hide from their pursuers, the heroes together follow Richard’s friend, Zedda. Once upon a time there were 2 unions of independent free kingdoms - D'Hara and the Middle Earth. The first was ruled by the cruel and greedy Paniz Ral. He dreamed of uniting the Middle Earth and D'Hara under his own dominion ...
The book was a huge success, and in 2013 it was reprinted.