495:
five thousand troops that are trailing the enemy which sacked
Ebinissia. She is shocked to realize that these soldiers are all teenagers and entirely undertrained and unprepared to attack the seasoned, well organized and vastly superior enemy forces. She assumes command of the army and organizes a series of guerilla attacks on what she now knows to be The Imperial Order. Victorious, Kahlan returns to Ayndindril, where she stumbles across Zedd and the sorceress Adie, both of whom had their memories deleted earlier. She returns his memory by telling him that Richard is with the Sisters of the Light. Enraged, Zedd tells Kahlan he will have her beheaded for what she has done, and that she has condemned Richard to a thousand years of his literal nightmares.
479:
woman as tribute to pass through tribal land, but refuses and chooses to free the woman instead, who promises to take them through the Baku Ban Mana lands. Despite a promise of safe passage, she forces
Richard into a battle with thirty Baka Ban Mana blademasters as their oath dictates. Richard slaughters them by tapping in the Sword of Truth's collective knowledge of blade fighting. Killing them all, he is bound to marry the priestess, and Richard gives her his magic whistle of the Bird Man to attack the neighboring tribes' crops and force a peace between them.
475:
Keeper. As the third and final Sister returns, Kahlan tells
Richard that he has to put on the collar. When he tries to explain his reluctance, Kahlan makes him believe that the only way to prove his love for her is to wear it. Richard reluctantly agrees to wear the collar and the sister reveals to them that the third reason for wearing the collar is to inflict pain on the wearer. He leaves, telling her merely to find Zedd. Devastated, Richard submits to the remaining Sister, and leaves with her to go to the Palace of Prophets.
499:
last moment mistake by placing the Stone of Tears on Darken Rahl. Richard returns the Stone of Tears to the underworld and once again defeats the Keeper, he rushes to
Aydindril to find Kahlan. Upon finding Kahlan has already been executed, Richard kills all the councillors who sentenced her to death. Finding Kahlan's grave, he realizes that Zedd has cast a death spell to make all believe that Kahlan is dead. Denna's spirit visited the both of them and they were reunited in a place between worlds.
124:
25:
66:
498:
After months at the Palace, Richard escapes after killing several
Sisters of the Dark. Knowing he must save the world first, he travels to D'hara. At the Peoples Palace, Richard destroys a spell from a Sister of the Dark by using the black sorcerer's sand to corrupt the spell. He then avoids making a
466:
Richard gets a visit from three
Sisters of the Light, who inform him that his headaches are caused by the awakening of the gift within him and are fatal and unstoppable, unless he receives magical training. The Sisters tell him that he must go with them and wear a Rada'Han, a magical collar, in order
482:
Arriving at the Palace of the
Prophets, Richard threatens to kill anyone who prevents him from leaving, stating he is a prisoner, not a guest or a student. However, Richard is treated lavishly, and given absurd amounts of gold, which are symbols of his status as a novice wizard, designed to make him
478:
Richard travels with Sister Verna to the Palace of the
Prophets, which is located in the Old World. Along the way, they pass between the Barrier, and Richard is drawn to one of the black towers, and is compelled to collect some of the black sand he finds. Later, he is instructed to execute a captive
470:
Seeking guidance on how to repair the veil, Richard and Kahlan request another "gathering"; this involves turning to the "ancestors' spirits" for help. But instead of being able to speak to the spirits, Richard and Kahlan are sent down to the underworld and are placed face-to-face with Darken Rahl.
535:
It is explained in the book as follows: "It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even
494:
Kahlan embarks on a long trek back to her home of
Aydindril along with three mud people. Along the way, they come across a sacked city, Ebinissia, with the inhabitants' corpses filling the streets and the surrounding countryside. Kahlan and the three mud people race to catch up with a band of some
474:
As Kahlan desperately tries to save
Richard, a glowing spirit emerges, Denna, who tells Kahlan that she has to force Richard into wearing the collar; if he does not, the headaches will kill him and everything will be lost. Denna then takes Richard's mark, and is sent down to the underworld and the
483:
not see value in personal wealth. Rather, he uses the money to bribe the entire staff of the Palace to his service, even hiring a brothel on retainer to service the guards. He discovers he is a war wizard: one who has the gift of both additive and subtractive magic. Later, he learns from
467:
to control his headaches and the gift. They also explain that they will offer him their help three times, and, if he refuses each time, they will not be able to help him ever again. Richard refuses twice, and each time a Sister commits suicide.
246:
491:
brought Richard to the Palace to flush out the Sisters of the Dark, a secret society within the Sisters of the Light dedicated to the task of unleashing the Keeper into the world of the living.
459:
and planning his wedding to Kahlan, Richard is afflicted by a series of painful headaches. He also learns from Shota that he is the bastard son of Darken Rahl and the grandson of
487:, another wizard in the Palace of the Prophets and Richard's ancient ancestor, that he is the first to be born with such power in three thousand years. It is revealed that the
593:
87:
883:
586:
936:
920:
508:
488:
484:
76:
471:
Rahl touches Richard with the Keeper's mark, making him unconscious and lets Kahlan know that Richard is only minutes away from death.
974:
579:
356:
225:
207:
105:
52:
969:
141:
38:
188:
145:
160:
959:
964:
378:
167:
134:
460:
840:
174:
979:
700:
671:
856:
156:
778:
623:
405:
802:
536:
then, that is not always enough. Violation can cause anything from discomfort, to disaster, to death."
848:
824:
930:
794:
663:
647:
44:
832:
786:
603:
443:
284:
740:
708:
639:
418:
363:
351:
875:
732:
655:
389:
181:
266:
608:
571:
434:
256:
953:
902:
748:
679:
438:
294:
456:
123:
692:
304:
245:
756:
370:
333:
551:
575:
566:
117:
59:
18:
364:
390:
83:
525:
The greatest harm can result from the best intentions.
913:
894:
867:
813:
767:
721:
615:
413:
400:
388:
376:
362:
350:
340:
328:
320:
310:
300:
290:
280:
272:
262:
252:
148:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
884:The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
523:
587:
8:
238:
53:Learn how and when to remove these messages
594:
580:
572:
530:Chapter 63, p. 634, U.S. hardcover edition
244:
237:
226:Learn how and when to remove this message
208:Learn how and when to remove this message
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
544:
509:List of The Sword of Truth characters
7:
552:Terry Goodkind: The Official Website
146:adding citations to reliable sources
521:reveals the Wizard's Second Rule:
14:
34:This article has multiple issues.
122:
64:
23:
567:Official Terry Goodkind website
133:needs additional citations for
42:or discuss these issues on the
75:consists almost entirely of a
1:
554:. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
16:1996 novel by Terry Goodkind
513:
996:
506:
243:
975:The Sword of Truth books
970:American fantasy novels
672:The Pillars of Creation
815:The Children of D'Hara
533:
461:Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
433:is the second book in
396:PS3557.O5826 S76 1995
960:1996 American novels
931:Legend of the Seeker
769:The Nicci Chronicles
514:Wizard's Second Rule
346:982 (pocket edition)
142:improve this article
965:1996 fantasy novels
664:Faith of the Fallen
648:Temple of the Winds
624:Wizard's First Rule
455:After the death of
406:Wizard's First Rule
240:
84:improve the article
923:The Sword of Truth
803:Heart of Black Ice
787:Shroud of Eternity
723:Richard and Kahlan
604:The Sword of Truth
444:The Sword of Truth
285:The Sword of Truth
88:real-world context
947:
946:
868:Additional novels
741:The Third Kingdom
687:Chainfire Trilogy
640:Blood of the Fold
426:
425:
419:Blood of the Fold
321:Publication place
263:Cover artist
236:
235:
228:
218:
217:
210:
192:
116:
115:
108:
57:
987:
914:Related material
876:The Law of Nines
825:The Scribbly Man
779:Death's Mistress
733:The Omen Machine
656:Soul of the Fire
596:
589:
582:
573:
555:
549:
531:
414:Followed by
401:Preceded by
392:
366:
312:Publication date
248:
241:
231:
224:
213:
206:
202:
199:
193:
191:
157:"Stone of Tears"
150:
126:
118:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
68:
67:
60:
49:
27:
26:
19:
995:
994:
990:
989:
988:
986:
985:
984:
980:Tor Books books
950:
949:
948:
943:
909:
890:
863:
809:
763:
717:
616:Original novels
611:
600:
563:
558:
550:
546:
542:
532:
529:
516:
511:
505:
453:
381:
345:
329:Media type
313:
267:Keith Parkinson
239:Stone of Tears
232:
221:
220:
219:
214:
203:
197:
194:
151:
149:
139:
127:
112:
101:
95:
92:
86:by adding more
81:
69:
65:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
993:
991:
983:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
952:
951:
945:
944:
942:
941:
940:
939:
927:
917:
915:
911:
910:
908:
907:
898:
896:
892:
891:
889:
888:
880:
871:
869:
865:
864:
862:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
820:
818:
811:
810:
808:
807:
799:
795:Siege of Stone
791:
783:
774:
772:
765:
764:
762:
761:
753:
745:
737:
728:
726:
719:
718:
716:
715:
714:
713:
705:
697:
684:
676:
668:
660:
652:
644:
636:
632:Stone of Tears
628:
619:
617:
613:
612:
609:Terry Goodkind
601:
599:
598:
591:
584:
576:
570:
569:
562:
561:External links
559:
557:
556:
543:
541:
538:
527:
519:Stone of Tears
515:
512:
507:Main article:
504:
501:
452:
449:
435:Terry Goodkind
430:Stone Of Tears
424:
423:
415:
411:
410:
402:
398:
397:
394:
386:
385:
382:
377:
374:
373:
368:
360:
359:
354:
348:
347:
342:
338:
337:
330:
326:
325:
322:
318:
317:
314:
311:
308:
307:
302:
298:
297:
292:
288:
287:
282:
278:
277:
274:
270:
269:
264:
260:
259:
257:Terry Goodkind
254:
250:
249:
234:
233:
216:
215:
198:September 2016
130:
128:
121:
114:
113:
96:September 2016
72:
70:
63:
58:
32:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
992:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
938:
935:
934:
933:
932:
928:
926:
924:
919:
918:
916:
912:
905:
904:
903:Debt of Bones
900:
899:
897:
893:
886:
885:
881:
878:
877:
873:
872:
870:
866:
859:
858:
857:Into Darkness
854:
851:
850:
846:
843:
842:
838:
835:
834:
830:
827:
826:
822:
821:
819:
816:
812:
805:
804:
800:
797:
796:
792:
789:
788:
784:
781:
780:
776:
775:
773:
770:
766:
759:
758:
754:
751:
750:
749:Severed Souls
746:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
730:
729:
727:
724:
720:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
694:
690:
689:
688:
685:
682:
681:
677:
674:
673:
669:
666:
665:
661:
658:
657:
653:
650:
649:
645:
642:
641:
637:
634:
633:
629:
626:
625:
621:
620:
618:
614:
610:
606:
605:
597:
592:
590:
585:
583:
578:
577:
574:
568:
565:
564:
560:
553:
548:
545:
539:
537:
526:
522:
520:
510:
502:
500:
496:
492:
490:
486:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
462:
458:
450:
448:
446:
445:
440:
436:
432:
431:
422:
420:
416:
412:
409:
407:
403:
399:
395:
393:
391:LC Class
387:
383:
380:
379:Dewey Decimal
375:
372:
369:
367:
361:
358:
357:0-312-85706-3
355:
353:
349:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
324:United States
323:
319:
315:
309:
306:
303:
299:
296:
293:
289:
286:
283:
279:
275:
271:
268:
265:
261:
258:
255:
251:
247:
242:
230:
227:
212:
209:
201:
190:
187:
183:
180:
176:
173:
169:
166:
162:
159: –
158:
154:
153:Find sources:
147:
143:
137:
136:
131:This article
129:
125:
120:
119:
110:
107:
99:
89:
85:
79:
78:
73:This article
71:
62:
61:
56:
54:
47:
46:
41:
40:
35:
30:
21:
20:
929:
922:
901:
882:
874:
855:
849:Witch's Oath
847:
839:
833:Hateful Ways
831:
823:
814:
801:
793:
785:
777:
768:
755:
747:
739:
731:
722:
707:
699:
691:
686:
680:Naked Empire
678:
670:
662:
654:
646:
638:
631:
630:
622:
602:
547:
534:
524:
518:
517:
497:
493:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
454:
451:Plot summary
442:
439:epic fantasy
429:
428:
427:
417:
404:
295:Epic fantasy
222:
204:
195:
185:
178:
171:
164:
152:
140:Please help
135:verification
132:
102:
93:
82:Please help
77:plot summary
74:
50:
43:
37:
36:Please help
33:
485:Nathan Rahl
457:Darken Rahl
305:Tor Fantasy
954:Categories
925:characters
540:References
503:Characters
384:813/.54 20
168:newspapers
39:improve it
841:Wasteland
709:Confessor
693:Chainfire
316:June 1996
301:Publisher
45:talk page
937:episodes
921:List of
757:Warheart
528:—
371:32698428
334:Hardback
273:Language
895:Novella
701:Phantom
489:Prelate
441:series
332:Print (
276:English
182:scholar
906:(1998)
887:(2012)
879:(2009)
860:(2020)
852:(2020)
844:(2019)
836:(2019)
828:(2019)
817:series
806:(2020)
798:(2018)
790:(2018)
782:(2017)
771:series
760:(2015)
752:(2014)
744:(2013)
736:(2011)
725:series
712:(2007)
704:(2006)
696:(2005)
683:(2003)
675:(2001)
667:(2000)
659:(1999)
651:(1997)
643:(1996)
635:(1996)
627:(1994)
421:
408:
281:Series
253:Author
184:
177:
170:
163:
155:
341:Pages
291:Genre
189:JSTOR
175:books
365:OCLC
352:ISBN
161:news
607:by
437:'s
344:979
144:by
956::
463:.
447:.
48:.
595:e
588:t
581:v
336:)
229:)
223:(
211:)
205:(
200:)
196:(
186:·
179:·
172:·
165:·
138:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
90:.
80:.
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
