The Sword of Truth series, writtten by Terry Goodkind, are awesome! They're similar to the Wheel of Time, but smaller in number. So if you like the Wheel of Time, you like this series too... and those who don't like the Wheel of Time will still like this.

Summaries

Wizard's First Rule

Twilight has fallen upon the Three Kingdoms: a grey time that could foretell either dawn or descent into bitter night.
Richard Cypher, woodsman and warrior, is chosen to bear the powerful Sword of Truth, but his enemy, Darken Rahl, is a royal mage who commands armies, hideous beast and ~ more terrible by far ~ a twisted magic.


Stone of Tears

Using his emerging arcane talents and the power of the Sword of Truth which only he can wield, Richard faces the ultimate evil, the dread Keeper of the Underworld, who has freed the spirit of Richard`s nemesis, Darken Rahl.
Unless Richard can control his powers, no one, not even Richard`s beloved Kahlan, the powerful yet benevolent Mother Confessor, will survive the Keeper`s plot.
But keeping Richard from his magic are the Sisters of the Light, who while vowing to train him to discipline his talent, hold his liberty ~ his very life ~ in their hands.
Can Richard win his freedom before his world is destroyed by the foul magic of the Underworld?


Blood of the Fold

In a fantasy world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World - forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came.
Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power.
War, monsters, and treachery plague the world, and only Richard and Kahlan can save it from an armageddon of unimaginable savagery and destruction.


Temple of the Winds

Wielding the Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl has battled death itself, and come to the defense of the D`Haran people.
But now the power-mad Emperor Jagang confronts Richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent. victims.
To fight it Richard and his beloved Kahlan Amnell will risk everything to uncover the source of the terrible plague ~ the magic sealed away for three millenia in the Temple Of The Winds.
But when prophecy throws the shadow of betrayal across their mission and threatens to destroy them, Richard must accept the Truth and find a way to pay the price the winds demand ... or he and his world will perish.


Soul of the Fire

Richard Rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guide. Emperor of the D`Haran Empire, war wizard, the Seeker of Truth ~ none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved Kahlan Amnell, Mother Confessor of the Midlands.
But their wedding is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway country. Now a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless waste.
Separated from the Sword of Truth and stripped of their magic, Richard and Kahlan must journey across the Midlands to discover a dark secret from the past and a trap that could tear them apart forever.
For their fate has become inextricably entwined with that of the Midlands ~ and there`s no place so dangerous as a world without magic...


Faith of the Fallen

Kahlan has narrowly avoided death and now she and Richard Rahl, the Seeker, must strive again to save the world from the resurgent armies of the Emperor Jagang.


The Pillars of Creation

Richard and Kahlan are reunited, but soon find they have fallen prey to a tireless hunter. Jennsen's will is seized by dark forces. Richard and Kahlen realize they must stop the threat, and that Richard must face the demons stalking amongst the pillars of creation.


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