Formidably Armed ... Through Knowledge

“Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.” – Terry Goodkind
 

Born in Omaha on this date in 1948, Goodkind now makes his home in Maine, a place he said he always was intended to be.  Best known for his epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth and his contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, he planned to be a cabinet and violinmaker while doing marine and wildlife painting on the side.  But he was drawn to storytelling and ultimately began writing.

He found that he was “a natural for fantasy tales” and his resulting works and massive sales proved him correct.  To date his works have sold well over 30 million copies and been translated into 20 different languages.      His newest, Into Darkness, is the 4^th in his “Children of D’hara” series (a part of his Sword of Truth Universe).

Goodkind said his novels are more than just traditional fantasy because of their focus on philosophical and human themes.  The fantasy genre, he said, allows him to better convey the human themes and emotions he desires to share.

“Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening,” he said.   “In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story. “

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