Whole cities and peoples bow to the power of Evil. And even those few whose souls are still free from the rule of Darkness are helpless—and unable to stop the coming of a new age: an age of cruelty, betrayal, and sorrow. And the legendary Richard Cypher, Lord Rahl, Seeker of Truth, understands perfectly: dark times have come due to his own fault. It is he who must take the final battle against Evil—and there’s no help to be expected, because this time even his wife and comrade, Kahlan Amnell, will not stand beside Richard. When the sun rises over the world again, fate will already have passed its sentence. And the only thing that will help Richard in his battle will be the Last Rule of the Wizard—the greatest of all, not written in any of the many magical books, forgotten even in the earliest days…