The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765383063 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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" A strong starting volume for readers new to Goodkind's massive epic."Library Journal
Exactly What I Expected From Terry Goodkind The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus) by Terry Goodkind is exactly what the title claims, the story of the Magda Searus, the first Confessor. The events played out here are a crucial part of the back story of the Sword of Truth series. As the story opens, Magda Searus has just lost her husband, First Wizard Baraccus. Feeling lost and alone, Magda sets out to commit suicide in the same manner as her husband, by throwing herself off the wall of the Keep and falling to her death a thousand feet below. At the last possible moment, she finds a note left by Baraccus, urging her to find truth. In the chapters that fol. Amazon Customer said He's Back!. I almost didn't buy this book. Although Terry Goodkind is one of my favorite authors I found his last couple books disappointing, so I started it with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. This book was impossible to put down. The story was fast moving, gripping and masterfully written. Mr. Goodkind will have you transported inside the Wizard's Keep while you are reading the story. I feel it is his best effort since Faith of the Fallen. It also gave we SOT series fans a better understanding of how the sword came to be and the creation of the Confessors. If this is an example of what he can do freed from the constr. "Read the original 11 Sword of Truth books first to avoid huge spoilers." according to Rich. I was looking at a Wikipedia article about the Sword of Truth series and I noted that the books are listed there according to the series' internal chronology. That puts this book first on the list because it's a prequel. I suspect, therefore, that some of these reviews may be read by people who are new to the Sword of Truth series, who are thinking about starting to read these books, and who want to see what other readers think before taking the plunge. I therefore feel it's crucial to admonish those people: DO NOT BEGIN WITH THIS BOOK. Read the original 11 books (starting with Wizard's First Rule and continuing through t
Though she is not gifted, she begins to discover that there may be more to her husband's suicide than anyone knew. Journey with Magda Searus into her dark world, and learn how true legends are born.. As mortal peril begin to close in around her, Magda learns that she is somehow the key to her people's salvation. This quest may also be her last chance to unravel what is really behind the mysterious events befalling her people. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind comes The First Confessor, the prequel to the Sword of TruthIn a time before legends had yet been bornMarried to the powerful leader of her people, safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war. What she discovers along the way is that the war is going far worse than she had known, and that the consequences of defeat will be more terrifying for her and her people than she could have imagined. Because she is ungifted herself, without her husband she no longer has standing among her people, and she finds herself isolated in a society that seems to be crumbling around her.Despite her grief, she is driven to find the reasons behind why her husband would do such a thing--why he would abandon her and her people at such a profoundly dangerous time. But when her husband, a man who loved life and loved her,
. TERRY GOODKIND is the author of the worldwide bestsellers making up the Sword of Truth, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Omen Machine. He lives in Henderson, Nevada