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Terry Goodkind Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Terry Goodkind in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 41 books / 7 series

American author Terry Goodkind is best known for the epic fantasy series *The Sword of Truth*, which has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Terry Goodkind books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Terry Goodkind in Publication Order

1994 Wizard's First Rule POoSOTB / 1 Buy
1995 Stone of Tears POoSOTB / 2 Buy
1996 Blood of the Fold POoSOTB / 3 Buy
1998 Temple of the Winds POoSOTB / 4 Buy
1998 Debt of Bones POoSOTB / 5 Buy
1999 Soul of the Fire POoSOTB / 6 Buy
2000 Faith of the Fallen POoSOTB / 7 Buy
2001 Year's Best Fantasy POoYBFB / 1 Buy
2001 The Pillars of Creation POoSOTB / 8 Buy
2002 Year's Best Fantasy 2 POoYBFB / 2 Buy
2003 Year's Best Fantasy 3 POoYBFB / 3 Buy
2003 Naked Empire POoSOTB / 9 Buy
2004 Year's Best Fantasy 4 POoYBFB / 4 Buy
2004 Chainfire POoSOTB / 10 Buy
2005 Year's Best Fantasy 5 POoYBFB / 5 Buy
2006 Year's Best Fantasy 6 POoYBFB / 6 Buy
2006 Phantom POoSOTB / 11 Buy
2007 Year's Best Fantasy 7 POoYBFB / 7 Buy
2007 Confessor POoSOTB / 12 Buy
2008 Year's Best Fantasy 8 POoYBFB / 8 Buy
2009 The Law of Nines POoSN / 1 Buy
2009 Year's Best Fantasy 9 POoYBFB / 9 Buy
2011 The Omen Machine POoR&KB / 1 Buy
2012 The First Confessor POoSOTB / 14 Buy
2012 The Third Kingdom POoSOTB / 15 Buy
2014 Severed Souls POoR&KB / 3 Buy
2015 Warheart POoSOTB / 17 Buy
2016 Nest POoAC/JRB / 1 Buy
2017 Death's Mistress POoSODTNCB / 1 Buy
2018 Shroud of Eternity POoSODTNCB / 2 Buy
2018 Trouble's Child POoAC/JRB / 2 Buy
2018 The Girl in the Moon POoAC/JRB / 3 Buy
2018 Siege of Stone POoSODTNCB / 3 Buy
2018 Crazy Wanda POoAC/JRB / 4 Buy
2019 The Scribbly Man POoCODB / 1 Buy
2019 Hateful Things POoCODB / 2 Buy
2019 The Sky People POoSN / 2 Buy
2019 Wasteland POoCODB / 3 Buy
2020 Witch's Oath POoCODB / 4 Buy
2020 Heart of Black Ice POoSODTNCB / 4 Buy
2020 Into Darkness POoCODB / 5 Buy

Complete Terry Goodkind Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Death's Mistress 2017 Buy
02 Shroud of Eternity 2018 Buy
03 Siege of Stone 2018 Buy
04 Heart of Black Ice 2020 Buy
Sword Of Truth Reading Order 15 books / 1994-2015
01 Wizard's First Rule 1994 Buy
02 Stone of Tears 1995 Buy
03 Blood of the Fold 1996 Buy
04 Temple of the Winds 1998 Buy
05 Debt of Bones 1998 Buy
06 Soul of the Fire 1999 Buy
07 Faith of the Fallen 2000 Buy
08 The Pillars of Creation 2001 Buy
09 Naked Empire 2003 Buy
10 Chainfire 2004 Buy
11 Phantom 2006 Buy
12 Confessor 2007 Buy
14 The First Confessor 2012 Buy
15 The Third Kingdom 2012 Buy
17 Warheart 2015 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 2009-2019
01 The Law of Nines 2009 Buy
02 The Sky People 2019 Buy
01 Nest 2016 Buy
02 Trouble's Child 2018 Buy
03 The Girl in the Moon 2018 Buy
04 Crazy Wanda 2018 Buy
Richard & Kahlan Reading Order 2 books / 2011-2014
01 The Omen Machine 2011 Buy
03 Severed Souls 2014 Buy
Children Of D'Hara Reading Order 5 books / 2019-2020
01 The Scribbly Man 2019 Buy
02 Hateful Things 2019 Buy
03 Wasteland 2019 Buy
04 Witch's Oath 2020 Buy
05 Into Darkness 2020 Buy
Year's Best Fantasy Reading Order 9 books / 2001-2009
01 Year's Best Fantasy 2001 Buy
02 Year's Best Fantasy 2 2002 Buy
03 Year's Best Fantasy 3 2003 Buy
04 Year's Best Fantasy 4 2004 Buy
05 Year's Best Fantasy 5 2005 Buy
06 Year's Best Fantasy 6 2006 Buy
07 Year's Best Fantasy 7 2007 Buy
08 Year's Best Fantasy 8 2008 Buy
09 Year's Best Fantasy 9 2009 Buy

Where to start with Terry Goodkind

What is the best order to read Terry Goodkind books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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