Terry Goodkind

The Sword of Truth, Books 4-6: Temple of the Winds / Soul of the Fire / Faith of the Fallen Terry Goodkind

Publisher Marketing: Book 4: "Temple of the Winds"Wielding the Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl has battled death itself and defended the D'Haran people. But now the power-mad Emperor Jagang confronts Richard with an inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victims. To fight it, Richard and his beloved Kahlan Amnell will risk everything to uncover the source of the terrible plague the magic sealed away for three millennia in the Temple of the Winds. But when prophecy throws the shadow of betrayal across their mission and threatens to destroy them, Richard must accept the Truth and find a way to pay the price the winds demand or he and his world will perish. Book 5: "Soul of the Fire"Emperor of the D'Haran Empire, war wizard, the Seeker of Truth none of these roles mean as much to Richard as his newest: husband to his beloved Kahlan, Mother Confessor of the Midlands. But their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway country. Now a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless waste. Separated from the Sword of Truth and stripped of their magic, Richard and Kahlan must journey across the Midlands to discover a dark secret from the past and a trap that could tear them apart forever. Their fate has become entwined with that of the Midlands and there's no place as dangerous as a world without magic Book 6: "Faith of the Fallen"Richard and Kahlan are pitted against threats to the freedom of the world, taking them to opposite ends of the world to defeat the forces of chaos and anarchy. Emperor Jagang is rising once again in the Old World and Richard must face him, on his own turf. Richard heads into the Old World with Cara, the Mord-Sith, while his beloved Kahlan remains behind. Unwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, Kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the Midlands. Separated and fighting for their lives, Richard and Kahlan will be tested to the utmost." Contributor Bio:  Goodkind, Terry Terry Goodkind is a #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. His books include the eleven-volume Sword of Truth series, beginning with "Wizard's First Rule", the basis for the television show Legend of the Seeker. Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school. Alongside a career in wildlife art, he has also been a cabinetmaker and a violin maker, and he has done restoration work on rare and exotic artifacts from around the world -- each with its own story to tell, he says. While continuing to maintain the northeastern home he built with his own hands, in recent years he and his wife Jeri have created a second home in the desert Southwest, where he now spends the majority of his time. Contributor Bio:  Hill, Dick Reader of over four hundred audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie Awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. "AudioFile" includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices. Contributor Bio:  Schirner, Buck Schirner's professional career has primarily been on stage as a character actor. He is currently active in the theatre scene in Philadelphia. He also does television and radio commercial work, and likes to play a relaxing round of golf when time permits.