New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind returns to tell the newest tale of The Sword of Truth, throwing Seeker Richard Rahl and Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell to the opposite ends of the world in their struggle against the relentless and monolithic forces of the Imperial Order.

When a Sister of the Dark captures Richard, he makes a desperate sacrifice to ensure that his beloved Kahlan remains free. Taken deep into the Old World and forced to help build a new Palace of the Prophets, he is determined to remain defiant even in the heart of darkness.

Left behind and unwilling to abandon the cause of the Midlands, Kahlan violates prophecy and breaks her last pledge to Richard to raise an army against the advancing hordes of the Imperial Order. Finally she will come face to face with the force of terror sweeping her land — the army of the mad dreamwalker, Emperor Jagang.

Separated and fighting for their lives, Richard and Kahlan will be pushed to the limits of their endurance and tested in their love for one another. Terry Goodkind spins a tale of love and loss sure to enthrall readers around the world.