Terry Goodkind

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Terry Goodkind (born May 1, 1948 in Omaha , Nebraska , † September 17, 2020 ) was an American fantasy author .

Life

Growing up in Nebraska, where he attended art school in his hometown of Omaha, Goodkind moved to Maine with his wife Jeri in 1983 . Before he started writing, he worked as a violin maker and restorer. In 1994 the first volume of his cycle The Sword of Truth was published , which made him internationally known.

The first concepts for his work came up during the construction of his own home in the Maine forests: “It all started with Kahlan and I made a wonderful discovery. As soon as I started writing, I knew I had found something to devote the rest of my life to. "

Goodkind described himself as a believer in objectivism .

Works

The sword of truth (in the original Sword of Truth ) consists of eleven volumes in the German and English edition (17 volumes in the old German edition) and was translated by Caspar Holz .

The following list corresponds to the German edition that is currently available in bookshops. It corresponds to the counting method of the original English edition.

  1. The first law of magic . ISBN 978-3-442-36967-6 .
  2. The sisters of light . ISBN 978-3-442-36968-3 .
  3. The minions of the underworld . ISBN 978-3-442-36969-0 .
  4. The temple of the four winds . ISBN 978-3-442-37104-4 .
  5. The soul of fire . ISBN 978-3-442-37105-1 .
  6. Sister of darkness . ISBN 978-3-442-37106-8 .
  7. The pillars of creation . ISBN 978-3-442-37288-1 .
  8. The realm of the dark ruler . ISBN 978-3-442-37289-8 .
  9. The magic of memory . ISBN 978-3-442-37290-4 .
  10. At the end of worlds . ISBN 978-3-442-37389-5 .
  11. Confessor . ISBN 978-3-442-37390-1 .

The history:

  • The undoing of guilt

The following list corresponds to the count of the older German edition, which was split into two volumes when translated from English; the last novels were no longer shared. The original title and year of publication are given in brackets.

The prehistory appeared outside of the series:

  • 2003: The undoing of guilt . ( Debt Of Bones 2001 in the anthology "Legends"). ISBN 3-442-24230-4 .

Outside of the sword-of-truth- series has appeared:

After completing the Swords of Truth series, Goodkind continued the story of Kahlan and Richard with the new series, The Legend of Richard and Kahlan .

  • 2012: dark omen . ( The Omen Machine , 2011). ISBN 978-3-442-26838-2 (German also Die Legende von Richard und Kahlan 01 )
  • 2016: In the realm of the hunters . ( The Third Kingdom , 2013). ISBN 978-3-7341-6033-2 (German also Die Legende von Richard und Kahlan 02 )
  • 2016: The souls of the dead . ( Severed Souls , 2014). ISBN 0-7653-7882-5 (German also Die Legende von Richard und Kahlan 03 )
  • 2017: The Heart of Evil . ( Warheart , 2015). ISBN 978-3-7341-6137-7 (German also Die Legende von Richard und Kahlan 04 )

So far only available in English:

Audio books

From 2007 onwards, audible published unabridged audio books on the Sword of Truth series, which, however, do not adhere to the English or the old German subdivision of the books. The first six original novels, which were divided into two in the German first edition, were each divided into three, and the last five, which were published in German undivided, were each divided into two. The first original novel (three parts) was spoken by Tobias Kluckert , from the fourth part Oliver Siebeck took over the role of speaker, who also spoke the undivided audio book Dunkles Omen .

TV series

Sam Raimi , the director of the Spider-Man films , has secured the film rights to the saga. Filming began in May 2008.

The first episode of the series Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth was broadcast from November 1, 2008 on American television on Saturday evening. In the two seasons of the series, the first two books were summarized in 22 episodes of 45 minutes each, with the plot only being very roughly reminiscent of the books.

The main role of Richard was given to Craig Horner , that of Kahlan to Bridget Regan . Furthermore, Bruce Spence as Zedd, Jay Laga'aia as Chase and Craig Parker as Darken Rahl to see.

On April 26, 2010, ABC announced that the series had been discontinued.

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Thomas Klingenmaier: Author Terry Goodkind has died. Fantasy star with pithy views. In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . September 18, 2020. Accessed September 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Terry Goodkind - Confessor ( Memento of February 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Ralf Döbele: 'Legend of the Seeker' discontinued . Wishlist.de. April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Goodkind, Terry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Omaha , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH 17th September 2020