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Sword of Truth Books in Order

by Terry GoodkindScience Fiction & Fantasy

15 books and 1 novella from Wizard's First Rule (1994) to Warheart (2015). Rated 4.5 across 113,157 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Debt of Bones

    Novella 0.5 2010 4.6 (3k)

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  2. Wizard's First Rule

    Book 1 1994 4.5 (21.9k)

    The masterpiece that started Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help…

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  3. Stone of Tears

    Book 2 1995 4.4 (12.7k)

    An epic of awesome power from Terry Goodkind, the second installment of the bestselling series A Sword of Truth Kahlan has at last gained the one goal she had always thought was beyond her grasp...love.

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  4. Blood of the Fold

    Book 3 1996 4.6 (9.6k)

    An Epic of Two Worlds In a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World - forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by…

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  5. Temple of the Winds

    Book 4 1997 4.4 (9k)

    Book Four of The Sword of Truth, the series first begun in Wizard's First Rule, returns listeners to the world of Richard Cypher, a simple woods guide who never dreamed he would be named the Seeker of Truth and become caught up in magic,…

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  6. Soul of the Fire

    Book 5 1999 4.5 (7.1k)

    Terry Goodkind returns to the epic Sword of Truth saga in a tale of sweeping fantasy adventure bound to enthrall his growing legion of fans.

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  7. Faith of the Fallen

    Book 6 2000 4.7 (7.6k)

    Terry Goodkind, author of the enormously popular Sword of Truth novels, has forged perhaps his best yet, pitting Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell against threats to the freedom of the world.

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  8. The Pillars of Creation

    Book 7 2008 4.3 (6k)

    Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, Jennsen seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.

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  9. Naked Empire

    Book 8 2003 4.5 (5.4k)

    Against the darkening sky, she could just make out the shapes of three black-tipped races taking to wing, beginning their nightly hunt. That was why he'd stopped. That was what he'd been watching as the...

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  10. Chainfire

    Book 9 2005 4.5 (5.1k)

    With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling.

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  11. Phantom

    Book 10 2006 4.6 (5k)

    Bestselling author Terry Goodkind's epic Sword of Truth series continues with the next stunning installment, Phantom. On the day she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive.

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  12. Confessor

    Book 11 2007 4.7 (5.4k)

    Terry Goodkind's bestselling, epic fantasy series Sword of Truth continues with Confessor. Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world,…

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  13. The Omen Machine

    Book 12 2011 4.3 (4.2k)

    An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia....

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  14. The Third Kingdom

    Book 13 2012 4.5 (3.7k)

    Sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Omen Machine....

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  15. Severed Souls

    Book 14 2001 4.5 (3.4k)

    From Terry Goodkind, author of the Sword of Truth series, comes Severed Souls, a New York Times best selling novel of Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, and their world.

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  16. Warheart

    Book 15 2015 4.7 (4k)

    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart, is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Sword of Truth is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (0.5 comes after book 0). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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