“Fantasy
allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral
aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the
essence of your story. “ – Terry Goodkind
Born in Omaha on this date in 1948,
Goodkind is known for his epic Fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well
as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, which has ties to
his Fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series has sold 25 million copies
worldwide and been translated into 20 languages.
Goodkind has dyslexia, which
initially dissuaded him from any interest in writing. He initially worked building cabinets and
violins, and was a marine and wildlife artist, before deciding he had a Fantasy
story to share and deciding to make the effort to write it down. The end result, Wizard’s First Rule, was an immediate hit and changed his life’s
course.
Since that book’s publication in
1994, he has produced 15 other bestselling novels and one novella. Goodkind believes using the Fantasy
genre allows him to better tell his stories and convey the human themes
and emotions he desires to share with readers.
“I've always said Fantasy is sort of
'stealth philosophy',” he said. 
“It allows you to say things that
sound very dramatic and get away with it. If you had characters in modern
fiction say the same things as they're driving down the street in an Oldsmobile
they'd sound ludicrous!”
“It allows you to say things that
sound very dramatic and get away with it. If you had characters in modern
fiction say the same things as they're driving down the street in an Oldsmobile
they'd sound ludicrous!”
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