Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

The masterpiece that started Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth series, and the basis for the TV show Legend of the Seeker.

Wizard's First Rule is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.

In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.

In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims. Beyond awaits a bewitching land where even the best of their hearts could betray them. Yet, Richard fears nothing so much as what secrets his sword might reveal about his own soul. Falling in love would destroy them--for reasons Richard can't imagine and Kahlan dare not say.

In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword--to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed . . . or that their time has run out.

Terry Goodkind is the bestselling author of twelve books on the New York Times bestseller list. His debut work, Wizard's First Rule, catapulted him into the ranks of the world's best-selling authors. Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school, one of his many passions on his route to becoming a writer. He has worked as a cabinet maker, a violin maker, and has restored rare and unusual objects from around the world, in addition to animal art. He has spent the majority of his time in the desert Southwest in recent years.