| Wizard's First Rule: Book One of the Sword of Truth Contributor(s): Goodkind, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765322757 ISBN-13: 9780765322753 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Basis for the television series "Legend of the Seeker," launching in Fall 2008!Millions of readers the world over have been held spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told. Now, enter Terry Goodkind's world, the world of the Sword of Truth. 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 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. This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.02" W x 9.2" (1.43 lbs) 576 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Millions of readers the world over have been held spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told. The basis for the television series Legend of the Seeker Now, enter Terry Goodkind's world, the world of the Sword of Truth. 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 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. Wizard's First Rule is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goodkind, Terry: - Terry Goodkind is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include the eleven-volume Sword of Truth series, beginning with Wizard's First Rule, the basis for the television show Legend of the Seeker. Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school. Alongside a career in wildlife art, he has also been a cabinetmaker and a violin maker, and he has done restoration work on rare and exotic artifacts from around the world -- each with its own story to tell, he says. While continuing to maintain the northeastern home he built with his own hands, in recent years he and his wife Jeri have created a second home in the desert Southwest, where he now spends the majority of his time. |