Evil in the world can be defeated, but can it be killed? For the Darkness, once destroyed, merely waits for the hour to return again. It waits and gathers its strength… Richard Cypher, the Seeker of Truth, had forgotten, had forgotten this! For he had vanquished the chimes, the spirits of the underworld, and restored magic to the world.
And with magic, the evil that had lain in hiding also returned to the world. And now not only the life of Richard's beloved Kahlan hangs by a thread, but the fate of the entire world. For the Dreamwalker Jagang, once defeated, thirsts for revenge, and now his power is far greater than before. Once again the Seeker of Truth sets out to do battle with the force of Darkness. He sets out to prevail — or to perish. He sets out to earn, through his own blood, the right to understand the Sixth Rule of the Wizard…