Terry Goodkind (born 1948) is an American fantasy writer, author of the Sword of Truth series. Currently the following books have been released:

  • Wizard's First Rule (1994)
  • Stone of Tears (1995)
  • Blood of the Fold (1996)
  • Temple of the Winds (1997)
  • Soul of the Fire (1999)
  • Faith of the Fallen (2000)
  • The Pillars of Creation (2001)
  • Naked Empire (2003)

The 2001 Legends anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg, features a short story, "Debt of Bones," set a few decades before the events in the main series. Later the same year, it was published as a stand-alone novella.

Goodkind's works have been deeply influenced by Ayn Rand's objectivism.

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