Order of Terry Goodkind Books
Terry Goodkind is an American novelist of epic fantasy. He is the author of The Sword of Truth series. Goodkind has been credited with the ability to write large-scale epics and being able to create an intriguing universe. Goodkind’s novels explore human themes within his large and interesting fictional societies. He cites Ayn Rand as a major influence on his writing.
Goodkind made his debut as a published author in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule. At the time, he set a record by auctioning the novel to a group of three publishers for $275,000. Below is a list of Terry Goodkind’s books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Sword Of Truth Books
Wizard’s First Rule | (1994) | |
Stone of Tears | (1995) | |
Blood of the Fold | (1996) | |
Temple of the Winds | (1998) | |
Debt of Bones | (1998) | |
Soul of the Fire | (1999) | |
Faith of the Fallen | (2000) | |
The Pillars of Creation | (2001) | |
Naked Empire | (2003) | |
Chainfire | (2004) | |
Phantom | (2006) | |
Confessor | (2007) | |
The Omen Machine | (2011) | |
The First Confessor | (2012) | |
The Third Kingdom | (2012) | |
Severed Souls | (2014) | |
Warheart | (2015) | |
Chronologically, read The First Confessor followed by Debt of Bones first. |
Chronological Order of Sword Of Truth Books
The First Confessor | (2012) | |
Debt of Bones | (1998) | |
Wizard’s First Rule | (1994) | |
Stone of Tears | (1995) | |
Blood of the Fold | (1996) | |
Temple of the Winds | (1998) | |
Soul of the Fire | (1999) | |
Faith of the Fallen | (2000) | |
The Pillars of Creation | (2001) | |
Naked Empire | (2003) | |
Chainfire | (2004) | |
Phantom | (2006) | |
Confessor | (2007) | |
The Omen Machine | (2011) | |
The Third Kingdom | (2012) | |
Severed Souls | (2014) | |
Warheart | (2015) |
Publication Order of Sister Of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles Books
Death’s Mistress | (2017) | |
Shroud of Eternity | (2018) | |
Siege of Stone | (2018) | |
Heart of Black Ice | (2020) |
Publication Order of Children Of D’Hara Books
The Scribbly Man | (2019) | |
Hateful Things | (2019) | |
Wasteland | (2019) | |
Witch’s Oath | (2020) | |
Into Darkness | (2020) |
Publication Order of Angela Constantine / Jack Raynes Books
Nest | (2016) | |
Trouble’s Child | (2018) | |
The Girl in the Moon | (2018) | |
Crazy Wanda | (2018) |
Publication Order of Richard & Kahlan Books
The Omen Machine | (2011) | |
The Third Kingdom | (2012) | |
Severed Souls | (2014) | |
Warheart | (2015) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Law of Nines | (2009) | |
The Sky People | (2019) |
Publication Order of Year’s Best Fantasy Books
Year’s Best Fantasy | (2001) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 2 | (2002) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 3 | (2003) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 4 | (2004) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 5 | (2005) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 6 | (2006) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 7 | (2007) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 8 | (2008) | |
Year’s Best Fantasy 9 | (2009) | |
| Anthology series. | |