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An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous. As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard and Kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone’s ability to stop. As catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen....

Soulmates, pawns of prophecy and inheritors of an ancient conflict, Richard and Kahlan's destinies have been bound together since their first encounter in Wizard's First Rule. But now Richard lies on a funeral bier - suspended between the worlds of life and death and Kahlan faces her greatest challenge. She must fight for Richard's very existence, and Richard, trapped in the underworld, must fight to keep the world of life from ending.

Shroud of Eternity picks up where Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller Death's Mistress left off, promising a thrilling brew of bloodshed, sex, deception, and sorcery. The formidable sorceress Nicci and her companions - the newly powerless Nathan and the youthful Bannon - set out on another quest after driving ruthless Norukai slavers out of Renda Bay. Their mission: restore Nathan's magic and, for Nicci, save the world.

Novella #2 from the Children of D'Hara series. A continuation of The Sword of Truth and the story of Richard & Kahlan.

The Sorceress Nicci, the Wizard Nathan Rahl, and the young swordsman Bannon remain in the legendary city of Ildakar after a great internal revolt has freed the slaves and brought down the powerful wizards council. But as he fled the city, capricious Wizard Commander Maxim dissolved the petrification spell that had turned to stone the invading army of General Utros fifteen centuries earlier. Now, hundreds of thousands of half-stone soldiers from the ancient past have awakened, led by one of the greatest enemy commanders in history.

In the wake of the brutal war that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along the coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and Bannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring destruction to the Old World. The Norukai, barbarian raiders and slavers, have been gathering an immense fleet among the inhospitably rocky islands that make up their home. With numbers greater than anyone could have imagined, the Norukai are poised to launch their final and most deadly war.

The Sun People are bound by an ancient law, left by the long-vanished Sky People: They must never kill. To other tribes, who have no such law, the Sun People are easy prey who will not defend themselves. Their game is poached, their stores raided, their women abducted, their men are killed for sport. But when Raging River and her sister are attacked by a Wolf People raiding party, River fights back and kills one of the warriors. Worse, she has killed the son of their chief.

Trouble always finds Angela Constantine. And Angela's impulsive, hot-tempered colleague Wanda is about to cause more trouble than anyone could know. Except Angela. She's not like the rest of us. She sees things we don't - she can recognize a killer just by looking in their eyes. And Angela knows that sooner or later, one way or another, everyone pays for their sins. She'll make certain of it.

Wandering through the snowy woods in the mountains near her home, Angela Constantine stumbles upon a wolf feeding on the body of a murdered young woman. That discovery is only the start of her problems. Throw a blind evangelist and his mute sister into the mix, and New York Times best-selling author Terry Goodkind has concocted another irresistible cocktail of suspense, a tale where the difference between life and death dances on the edge of a razor-sharp blade. Trouble’s Child set in the world of the novel The Girl in the Moon.

A milestone of storytelling set in the world of The Sword of Truth, Debt of Bones is the story of young Abby's struggle to win the aid of the wizard Zedd Zorander, the most important man alive. Abby is trapped, not only between both sides of the war, but in a mortal conflict between two powerful men. For Zedd, who commands power most men can only imagine, granting Abby's request would mean forsaking his sacred duty. With the storm of the final battle about to save the life of a child....

Turning 27 may be terrifying for some, but for Alex, a struggling artist living in the Midwest, it is cataclysmic. Something about this birthday, his name, and the beautiful woman whose life he has just saved has suddenly made him - and everyone he loves - a target. A target for extreme and uncompromising violence...

Married 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. But when her husband, a man who loved life and loved her, unexpectedly commits suicide, she suddenly finds herself alone. 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.

An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous. As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard and Kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone’s ability to stop.

As catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen...in exchange for an impossible demand.

Die Liebe von Richard und Kahlan ist stärker als der Tod, stärker als das Schicksal, sogar stärker als das absolut Böse. Das unvorstellbar Böse aus der Alten Welt streckt seine Klauen nach den Midlands aus. Richard hat Kahlan aus den Fängen des Lebensborns befreit und den Palast der Propheten zerstört. Zurück in Aydindril versuchen Sie gemeinsam, die Länder der Midlands und Da'Hara für den Krieg gegen die imperiale Ordnung zu vereinen. Doch schon bald müssen sie feststellen, dass Kaiser Jagang über vielfältige Methoden verfügt, Richard und Kahlan zu bedrohen.

Tobias Brogan, Lord General des Lebensborns aus dem Schoß der Kirche von Nicobarese, konnte aus Aydindril fliehen. Doch noch bevor er die Flucht antrat, fädelte er eine verlockende Falle ein. Der finstere Fürst Lord Rahl formiert sein neues Reich unter der Flagge D'Haras. Umbrüche zeichnen sich im Palast der Propheten ab, denn die neue Prälatin sorgt für viel Aufregung. Unerwartet erfährt Verna vom Heiligtum der Prälatin in ihren Gärten und macht sich auf, den geheimnisvollen Ort zu erkunden. Doch was sie dort findet, erstaunt sie sehr.

Die durch uralte Magie ausgelöste Pest rafft immer mehr Menschen dahin. Das einzige Heilmittel ist im Tempel der vier Winde zu finden, doch dort führt nur ein Weg hin: Magische Schutzmechanismen im Tempel schreiben vor, dass Richard und Kahlan heiraten müssen, doch jeweils andere Partner. Und die Seelen der Unterwelt haben auch schon die Partner für beide bestimmt. Weigern sich beide, den Bund einzugehen, werden die Menschen in der alten und neuen Welt von der Pest dahingerafft werden. Wird der neue Lord Rahl sich Kaiser Jagang unterwerfen und damit die Welt in ihrem Schicksal verdammen? Kann Richard doch noch einen Ausweg finden und den Tempel der vier Winde wieder verlassen, wenn er ihn betreten hat?

Eine vor vielen Jahren aus dem Palast der Propheten verstoßene Novizin kehrt zurück, ihr Zorn ist jedoch noch nicht verflogen und so bedroht sie mit bösen Machenschaften die Menschen in Aydindril. Richard versucht die Rätsel zu lösen, die Kolos Tagebuch aufgeben. Er findet das geheimnisvolle Buch am Fuße des Turmes der Burg. Als Kahlan in die Fänge von Tobias Brogan, dem Lord General aus dem Schoß der Kirche von Nicobarese gerät, droht ihr die Verschleppung in die Alte Welt.

Die Hochzeitsreise von Richard und Kahlan wird überschattet, denn das frisch vermählte Paar wird von rätselhaften magischen Wesen angegriffen, den Chimären. Die Chimären haben die Aufgabe, sämtliche Magie auszulöschen, die es in der Welt gibt. Doch wer befreite sie und wie hängt dies alles mit dem großen Krieg von Einst zusammen? Wer setzte die unheilvolle Kraft der Chimären frei?

Jagang hat sich uralte Magie aus dem geheimnisvollen Tempel der vier Winde angeeignet und eine Seuche auf die Menschen losgelassen. Er hat, allen Schutzmaßnahmen der alten Zauberer zum Trotz, einen Weg gefunden, ein magisches Buch aus dem Tempel zu entwenden. Mit einer List versucht er, Richard in ein unentrinnbares Dilemma zu zwingen. Richard weiß nicht, ob er selbst in seiner Not seinem neu gefundenen Halbruder, den Hohepriester des Heilerordens Refan, trauen kann.