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Terry Goodkind
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Terry Goodkind, born Terry Lee Goodkind in Omaha, was an American writer and novelist working in the fantasy genre. His notable work is The Sword of Truth. He was influenced by Ayn Rand, was associated with the objectivist movement, played the lute, and had dyslexia. His career as a writer ran from 1994 to 2020, and he was credited with 141 works.
Goodkind was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. He died on 17 September 2020, in Boulder City.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 11 January 1948
- Died
- 17 September 2020
- Works
- 141
Top works
- Wizards First/Storm Warning Dumpbin
- Les chroniques de Nicci - Tome 2
- Les chroniques de Nicci - Tome 3
- Legends volume 2 [3 works]
- Das Meer und kleine Fische
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Key facts
- Born
- Terry Goodkind , ( 1948-01-11 ) January 11, 1948, Omaha, Nebraska , U.S.
- Died
- September 17, 2020 (2020-09-17) (aged 72), Boulder City, Nevada , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Period
- 1994–2020
- Genre
- Epic fantasy , sword and sorcery
- Notable works
- The Sword of Truth
- Spouse
- Jeri
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Terry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Place of death
- Boulder City
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Sword of Truth
- Field of work
- American literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Movement
- objectivism
- Instrument
- lute
- Official website
- www.terrygoodkind.com
- Image
- TerryGoodkind TG-studio-2005 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Terry Goodkind
- date of birth
- 1948-01-14
- name in native language
- Terry Goodkind
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-09-17
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- influenced by
- Ayn Rand
- birth name
- Terry Lee Goodkind
- medical condition
- dyslexia
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best First Novel
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Encyclopedic overview
Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948 – September 17, 2020) 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. Legend of the Seeker premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons; the television series finished in May 2010.
Goodkind was a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of objectivism, and made references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Terry Goodkind” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.