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Wizard's First Rule

by Terry Goodkind

A woods guide meets a mysterious woman running from deadly pursuers

1994Steady paceEpic

What it is about

Richard Cypher is a woods guide who meets a woman named Kahlan Amnell, who is being hunted. He agrees to help her, and with the wizard Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander they begin a journey that grows into a war against a powerful tyrant. The book is the first in the Sword of Truth series.

Who will enjoy it

Readers who like long, classic epic fantasy series.

What you will get

A big, old-school fantasy. It has some graphic violence.

Wizard's First Rule Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting

Genre

Fantasy · Quest · Wizards · Epic series

Length

836 pages · ≈ 24 h

More about this book

Characters

Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell and the wizard Zedd.

Setting

The Midlands and the lands beyond, in a world divided by magic boundaries.

What makes it different

A classic epic fantasy with strong themes of truth and deception.

Feel

Dramatic, dark and fast-paced.

About Terry Goodkind

Terry Goodkind1 book on Tori BooksAmerican fantasy author (1948–2020). Wizard's First Rule appeared in 1994.

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