TERRY GOODKIND SWORD OF TRUTH ORDER SERIES

, retrieved January 14, 2007] Goodkind believes that using the fantasy genre allows him to better tell his stories and better convey the human themes and emotions that he desires to share with the reader. Despite being placed in the genre by others, Goodkind perceives himself more as a novelist than as a fantasy author.

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The awards it has been nominated for or won are all fantasy-related, and as the series contains all the standard fantasy elements such as dragons, magic, a setting containing a more or less European medieval level of technology, and fictional countries, it has been marketed as a fantasy series. ' The Sword of Truth' series is considered an epic fantasy series by both readers and critics alike. While he acknowledges writing in the fantasy genre, he perceives his novels to be more than just traditional fantasy because of their focus on philosophical and human themes. Goodkind has been largely influenced by the books of Ayn Rand and is a strong supporter of her works and of Objectivist philosophy. Of his latest novels, ' Chainfire', debuted at #3 in January 2005, ' Phantom' at #1 in August 2006 and ' Confessor' at #2 in November 2007 on the NYT Best Sellers List. All of his books, with the exceptions of ' Stone of Tears' and 'Wizard's First Rule', have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Goodkind has subsequently published ten other novels and one novella to great commercial success.

] It had a first print run of 60,000 copies, where 3,000вЂ“5,000 is more usual, and became an international bestseller. Goodkind's first book, ' Wizard's First Rule', was auctioned to publishers in 1994 for six times more than the record price previously paid for a first fantasy novel. cite web|url=|title=Terry Goodkind Bio at ] In addition to his home in Maine, Goodkind and his wife built a second home in the desert southwest where he now spends the majority of his time. In 1993, during the construction of his home on the forested Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine with his wife Jeri, he began to write his first novel, 'Wizard's First Rule', and his writing career was launched with its publication in 1994. Before starting his career as a writer, Goodkind was best known for his realistic marine and wildlife paintings. He later dropped out of college and worked as a carpenter, a violin maker, and a restorer of rare and exotic artifacts and antiques. Goodkind learned early in his life that he suffered from dyslexia, a cause of constant frustration while he was in high school. Goodkind was born in 1948 and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended schooling in art and Catholic Catechism Instruction. Goodkind has sold 25 million copies ] worldwide. In a recent Publishers Weekly article, it was reported that Mr. Terry Goodkind (born 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA) is a contemporary American writer and author of the best-selling epic fantasy series ' The Sword of Truth', which according to his publisher Tor Books in an August 2006 press release ] has more than 10 million copies in print and has been translated into 20 different languages.

Influences = Ayn Rand, Aristotle, Sir Winston Churchill, Founding Fathers of the United States

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