Despite suffering from dyslexia his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, and sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1948, Goodkind is best known for creating The Sword of Truth series, The Law of Nines, and The Omen Machine. The Sword of Truth was made into a television series in 2008. He struggles with dyslexia, but that has not discouraged him from continuing to write. Along with being an author, Goodkind is also a painter and a woodworker. He used to build cabinets and violins, but during the construction of his home in Maine in 1993 he took to writing and started his first novel, which came to be Wizard's First Rule. He is primarily a fantasy writer and has over seventeen publications. The Sword of Truth television series was produced by Sam Raimi and ended in 2010.
