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.

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 Standalone Novels

The Law of Nines	(2009)
The Sky People	(2019)

Publication Order of Richard & Kahlan Books

The Omen Machine	(2011)
The Third Kingdom	(2012)
Severed Souls	(2014)
Warheart	(2015)

If You Like Terry Goodkind Books, You’ll Love…

• Robert Jordan
• George R.R. Martin
• Robin Hobb

4 Responses to “Order of Terry Goodkind Books”

1. Stephen Pfaff: 4 years ago

   If you haven’t read “NEST” by Terry it is not his typical SF. I loved the book. It just came out in 2017

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2. toothman: 7 years ago

   I have read all the Sword of Truth books. Just finished Severed Souls. Loved it, leaves room for another. I have one burning question. How can Erika use her agile on Kahlan when Ludwig Dreier is dead? The 3 Mord-Sith lost their agile’s power when Lord Rahl died.

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   • House of Rain: 6 years ago

     The agiel is powered by Hannis Arc.

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   • Brogan McDonough: 4 years ago

     Had same question….???

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