Aside from his magical sword, Richard wasn’t very interesting either, and occasionally did things that made no sense.įor a group of people who are supposedly the “good guys,” the three main characters are ruthless to the point of being willing to kill each other if doing so would stop Darken Rahl. Confessors are interesting because of their power, but Kahlan didn’t stand out as a particularly memorable character. I found the minor characters like Rachel, Chase and Giller more interesting than Richard and Kahlan. When these women touch someone and use their power, the people affected become slavishly devoted to the Confessors and will do anything they say joyfully, even if it means killing themselves. The three then travel to D’Hara to defeat Rahl.Ĭonfessors add something new to the typical wizards and magic. Richard’s purpose as the Seeker is to stop Darken Rahl, who rules D’Hara and plans to gain absolute power by using the three boxes of Orden. Zedd reveals that he is a wizard, appoints Richard as the Seeker and gives him the magical Sword of Truth. He rescues a woman named Kahlan from men who are stalking her, and takes her to his friend Zedd’s house. Richard Cypher, a woods guide in Westland, is searching for his father’s murderer.
He also excels at explaining the societies in each country.Īt its heart, the plot is very simple and clichéd: The hero gets a magic sword from his wizard mentor and fights the evil villain with the help of his companions, including a beautiful woman. One of the strongest aspects of the novel is the author’s detailed descriptions of various places, like the Westland forest, and Darken Rahl’s palace. Goodkind’s world consists of three countries: the Westland, the Midlands and D’Hara.
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The new TV show “Legend of the Seeker” is based on the series. “Wizard’s First Rule,” published in 1994, is Terry Goodkind’s first novel and the first in his “Sword of Truth” series. However, the rest of the plot was good enough that I soon picked the book up again and finished the story, just to see what happened. I could accept the main villain’s descent into overconfident stupidity, but the unbelievable explanation for an important final plot twist was too much. Reading this novel caused me to do something I haven’t done in a long time: throw a book down in disgust.
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