In the US, fantasy author Terry Goodkind is moving from Tor Books to Putnam. Ivan Held, the president of Putnam acquired the US hardcover and paperback rights in a joint venture with Berkley Books - Berkley will publish the paperbacks, Putnam the hardcover.
Goodkind had been with Tor Books for almost 15 years, a period of time in which approximately 25 million copies of his books were sold worldwide. Confessor, the final chapter in the Sword of Truth series was published in November and this marked the end of a very productive relationship.
Putnam believe that they will be able to showcase Goodkind’s to a much larger market than Tor. Terry Goodkind will also be moving away from the fantasy genre with his next release, a contemporary thriller set in the US.
Goodkind Fans may not have any new fantasy offerings to look forward to for a while but the release of Wizard’s First Rule as a television series, produced by Sam Raimi, should help ease the withdrawal symptoms.
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