The Sword of Truth Books in Order
Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy saga follows woods guide Richard Cypher and the Confessor Kahlan Amnell as they battle tyranny and dark magic across the Midlands and D'Hara. The story spans fifteen main novels, from Wizard's First Rule (1994) through the concluding Warheart (2015).
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Terry Goodkind
Woods guide Richard Cypher's quiet life ends when he meets Kahlan Amnell, a woman fleeing a deadly pursuit across the boundary that divides their…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Terry Goodkind
With one tyrant defeated, a tear in the veil to the underworld threatens to unleash the Keeper of the dead upon the world. Captured by the Sisters of…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Terry Goodkind
Returning to rule from the People's Palace, Richard confronts the Blood of the Fold, a fanatical order bent on exterminating anyone with magic. As…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Terry Goodkind
A magical plague engineered by the Imperial Order ravages the land, killing children first. To find a cure, Richard and Kahlan must unlock the…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Terry Goodkind
After the events at the Temple of the Winds, a fire spirit called the Chimes has been loosed into the world, quietly unraveling all magic. Richard…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Terry Goodkind
Separated from Kahlan and stripped of his sword, Richard is captured by the Imperial Order and taken deep into its homeland of the Old World. There,…
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Terry Goodkind
This installment shifts focus to Oba and Jennsen Rahl, illegitimate offspring of Darken Rahl born as 'pillars of Creation'—people utterly untouched…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Terry Goodkind
Poisoned and racing against death, Richard is forced to aid the people of Bandakar, an isolated empire of the magically blind who have renounced all…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Terry Goodkind
Richard wakes from a grievous wound to find Kahlan gone and no one else able to remember she ever existed. Convinced she has been erased by an…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Terry Goodkind
Kahlan, her memory stripped away, remains a captive of the Sisters of the Dark, who are using her to gather the boxes of Orden. Richard, the only one…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Terry Goodkind
With the boxes of Orden in play and the Imperial Order besieging the People's Palace, the fate of the world hangs on the outcome of a deadly game…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Terry Goodkind
Now ruling in a fragile peace, Richard and Kahlan are confronted with a sinister artifact discovered beneath the People's Palace—a machine that…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Terry Goodkind
Richard and Kahlan are torn apart and gravely wounded by an attack, with Richard left in a strange land threatened by the half-dead, flesh-eating…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Terry Goodkind
Stricken by a touch of death and pursued by the undead Hedge Maid Jit's legacy, Richard and Kahlan flee toward the People's Palace seeking a cure. As…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Terry Goodkind
In the conclusion of this arc, Richard faces the unraveling of the boundary between life and death as the forces of the underworld threaten to…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Terry Goodkind
This prequel reaches back three thousand years to the great war of wizards and tells the origin of Magda Searus, the first Confessor. Widowed and…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Sword of Truth books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and reference sites (e.g. bookseriesinorder.com); the novels share a continuous timeline and the later books form direct sequels, so publication order is the standard reading path. Start with “Wizard's First Rule.”
How many books are in the The Sword of Truth series?
We list 15 books by Terry Goodkind , published between 1994–2015.
Where can I buy the The Sword of Truth books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.