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.
