Wizard’s First Rule
About a year ago I stumbled across a tv-series called Legend of the Seeker, which I enjoy a lot. The series follow Richard Cypher, the seeker of truth, and his friends Zedd and Kahlan in an epic quest against the evil-incarnated Darken Rahl. During this quest all kinds of problems have to be solved and all sorts of evil creatures have to be fought, by brute force or by magic. Shot against a beautiful background of New Zealand scenery, the series are not only great fun to watch, but a joy to the eye. Apparently, these series were based on The Sword of Truth fantasy series of books written by Terry Goodkind, I set out to read some time ago. When I was visiting the namesake in the US I bought the first part, called “Wizard’s First Rule”, which I finished some time ago. Although, with over 800 pages its quite a big book, it doesn’t feel like that as from the very beginning you find yourself absorbed in the story. The story in the series contains similar parts to the book but also differs significantly in some parts, which in my opinion is nice because you can follow both without the one influencing the other. Anyway, if you are into fantasy like me, both the tv-series as the book are worth checking out. I’ll keep you posted about the second book “Stone of Tears” that is being sent to me as we speak.
