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Terry Goodkind
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1 January 1948 - 17 September 2020
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Modern American writer Terry Goodkine was born in the United States, Nebraska, in 1948. He graduated from art school there. Prior to his writing career, he worked as a carpenter, restored old things, produced violins and became known for writing paintings with the theme of nature and the sea.
His first novel “The First Rule of the Wizard” was written in 1994, the book sold thousands of copies. This was followed by a series of novels by Terry Goodkind “The Rules of the Wizard”, only 11 books were
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Modern American writer Terry Goodkine was born in the United States, Nebraska, in 1948. He graduated from art school there. Prior to his writing career, he worked as a carpenter, restored old things, produced violins and became known for writing paintings with the theme of nature and the sea.
His first novel “The First Rule of the Wizard” was written in 1994, the book sold thousands of copies. This was followed by a series of novels by Terry Goodkind “The Rules of the Wizard”, only 11 books were published.
In 2009, Terry Goodkind published the book “Law of nines”, in which the author tells about an unrecognized artist who suddenly receives an inheritance. It seems that one can rejoice... But the hero is not rich at all, but cursed, and someone wants to kill him. The hero’s grandfather dies in a fire, and the hero himself is accused of committing monstrous murders and placed in a mental hospital. Doctors constantly torment him with questions, trying to find out a secret. And to tell everything, the hero has to remember something from his past.
In 2010, Terry Goodkind signed a contract with Tor Books to publish new novels.
One of Terry Goodkind’s most recent novels, released in 2011, is The Prophecy Machine. The book tells about the post-war period in the Middle Lands. People who are tired of war are waiting for something or someone to tell them what’s next. Some strange and unusual prophets appear. And their prophecies consist of only one word. Prophecies cannot be interpreted, and they come true very quickly and inevitably. And, of course, all prophecies portend trouble. Heroes are trying to understand them, but a new prophecy says that the beloved girl of the hero will also soon be taken away.
In the world of literature, Terry Goodkind is known as a recognized creator of the fantasy genre, his books are published in multimillion copies all over the world.