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Terry Goodkind Books in Order

8 series including Sword Of Truth, Chronological Sword Of Truth and more

★ 14 NYT bestsellers · 2 at #1 8 series 62 books Latest: Heart of Black Ice (2020)

The earliest Terry Goodkind book we track dates to 1994, and the catalogue now runs to 62 books. The catalogue splits into 8 series, with Sword Of Truth the most substantial at 17 books. The most recent release we track is Heart of Black Ice (2020).

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1 Sword Of Truth 2 Chronological Sword Of Truth 3 Sister Of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles 4 Children Of D'Hara 5 Angela Constantine / Jack Raynes 6 Richard & Kahlan 7 Terry Goodkind Other Novels 8 Year's Best Fantasy

New York Times Bestsellers

14 books

Terry Goodkind has placed 14 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 51 weeks on the charts. 2 titles reached #1.

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Chainfire
Sword Of Truth Series

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jan 2005

Full chart history →
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Naked Empire
Sword Of Truth Series

7 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Aug 2003

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Terry Goodkind’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

8 series · 62 books

Sword Of Truth Series

0 of 17 read
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1 Wizard's First Rule 1994 Locus Award 1995Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Stone of Tears 1995 Locus Award 1996Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Blood of the Fold 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Temple of the Winds 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Debt of Bones 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Soul of the Fire 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Faith of the Fallen 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Pillars of Creation 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Naked Empire 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Chainfire 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Phantom 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Confessor 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Omen Machine 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The First Confessor 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Third Kingdom 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Severed Souls 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Warheart 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sword Of Truth Series Chronological

0 of 17 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Wizard's First Rule 1994 Locus Award 1995Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Stone of Tears 1995 Locus Award 1996Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Blood of the Fold 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Debt of Bones 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Temple of the Winds 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Soul of the Fire 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Faith of the Fallen 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Pillars of Creation 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Naked Empire 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Chainfire 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Phantom 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Confessor 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Omen Machine 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The First Confessor 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Third Kingdom 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Severed Souls 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Warheart 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sister Of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Death's Mistress 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Shroud of Eternity 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Siege of Stone 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Heart of Black Ice 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Angela Constantine / Jack Raynes Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Nest 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Trouble's Child (Short Story) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Girl in the Moon 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Crazy Wanda (Short Story) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Richard & Kahlan Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Omen Machine 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Third Kingdom 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Severed Souls 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Warheart 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Terry Goodkind Other Novels

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Law of Nines 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Sky People (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Year's Best Fantasy Series

0 of 9 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Year's Best Fantasy 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Year's Best Fantasy 2 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Year's Best Fantasy 3 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Year's Best Fantasy 4 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Year's Best Fantasy 5 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Year's Best Fantasy 6 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Year's Best Fantasy 7 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Year's Best Fantasy 8 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Year's Best Fantasy 9 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948 – September 17, 2020) was an American writer.

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