Terry Goodkind (January 11, 1948 – September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy The Sword of Truth series as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold twenty-five million copies worldwide and was translated into more than twenty languages. It was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker; it premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May 2010.
Goodkind is a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of Objectivism, with references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works.
Goodkind passed away on September 17, 2020.
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- Official Terry Goodkind website
- Unofficial Terry Goodkind website (endorsed by Terry Goodkind)
- http://www.terrygoodkind.ru - unofficial russian Terry Goodkind website
- "'Spider-Man' director buys rights to Goodkind series", The Book Standard, July 24, 2006. Retrieved on September 4, 2006.
- Official Terry Goodkind books website in Spain.
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- http://sandstormreviews.blogspot.ca/2006/08/goodkind-parodies.html