TOR BOOKS


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elena Stokes, Russell Galen
Director of Publicity Agent
Tor Books Scovil Chichak Galen Agency



Sam Raimi gets Terry Goodkind’s bestselling Sword of Truth adventure series!

Sam Raimi, best known as the director of the hugely successful SPIDER-MAN and
SPIDER-MAN II films, and his producing partner Joshua Donen, have optioned film
rights for Terry Goodkind’s enormously popular bestselling SWORD OF TRUTH
adventure series, published by Tor Books.

Having been approached by Hollywood a number of times over the past decade,
Goodkind was never convinced that his 400,000 word bestselling novels could be
successfully compressed into worthwhile feature films. In a meeting at the
author’s home, the renowned director and producer instead conceived of a
groundbreaking mini-series. Within two hours Goodkind was sold on the concept
and negotiations commenced. Ten months later the deal was finally concluded.
“It’s a dream come true to work with someone of such remarkable vision, talent,
and ability,” Goodkind said. “Given Sam’s sincere love for these stories and his
determination to only make great films, this mini-series will be a watershed
event.”

All of Goodkind’s novels have been international bestsellers. Translated into
20 foreign languages, there are over 10 million copies in print. The SWORD OF
TRUTH series began with WIZARD’S FIRST RULE in 1994. The 10th novel in the
series, PHANTOM, is on sale now. The 11th and final volume is under contract and
will be published in 2008.

Raimi and Donen hope to begin production of the opening mini-series, WIZARD’S
FIRST RULE, within the next year, to be followed by ensuing volumes of the epic
novels. The development process will begin while Raimi completes SPIDER-MAN III.
Definitive word on the production will be available in early 2007.

Goodkind was represented in the negotiations by Russell Galen of the Scovil
Chichak Galen Agency in New York City.