About the Book
When Richard Cypher's odyssey began nobody could have imagined where
his adventure would lead. Overcoming personal tragedy and becoming the
Seeker, wielder of the magical Sword of Truth, Richard defeated the
megalomaniacal wizard Darken Rahl and fell in love with Kahlan Amnell,
who, as the Mother Confessor, wields considerable magic in her own
right and presides over the Midlands, dealing justice in disputes both
large and small throughout her land.
In Stone of Tears,
Richard and Kahlan fought separate battles against Rahl's lingering
evil. Richard had to learn to focus his magical gift in order to fend
off the deadly Sisters of the Dark, who sought to destroy him, as
Kahlan led an army against a new threat, the Imperial Order. Neither
Richard nor Kahlan knew of the other's travails, though both defeated
their foes, whose masters were bent on destroying the veil that
separates the realm of the dead from the land of the living.
Now
Richard and Kahlan's struggles continue, against a new and equally dire
foe. The Blood of the Fold, a group of fanatical anti-magic zealots,
have joined the forces thwarted by Richard and Kahlan. They are the
unwitting pawns of a sorcerous evil from the Old World, a realm that
has been magically sealed for thousands of years. Richard, Kahlan, and
their allies now face the combined might of two worlds – the old and
the new. This stunning confrontation threatens an armageddon of
unimaginable proportions unless Richard and Kahlan can believe in the
power of their love and their faith in the Truth.
