'Laughably bad': Terry Goodkind apologises after insulting cover of his own book

Bestselling fantasy author faced intense backlash after saying Shroud of Eternity was ‘a great book with a very bad cover’, prompting its illustrator to react

Fantasy author Terry Goodkind has apologised after calling the cover of his latest book “laughably bad” and offering free books to readers in return for their verdicts, which prompted a backlash from illustrators and authors.

In a post on his Facebook page, the bestselling Sword of Truth author called his book Shroud of Eternity “a great book with a very bad cover. Laughably bad”. Offering 10 randomly selected readers a chance to win a hardback copy in return for their thoughts on the cover, Goodkind published a poll that included the voting options “laughably bad” or “excellent”. While almost 12,000 readers took part in the vote, some pledged to never buy another book by Goodkind again.

Sometimes it seems like authors look upon illustrators with a sense of suspicion and distrust. I don't know if they realise that illustrators are professionals who've honed their craft for years, & our goal and expertise is specifically to *help* them sell books #TerryGoodkind pic.twitter.com/PeZkQWjdfU

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