In this, the fifth volume in the Sword of Truth series, the Chimes are loose in the world and intent on destroying all its magic. This spurs our heroes, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan Amnell, to embark on a quest into the middle of a civil war that will further splinter an embattled land.
- Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Politics, Sword + Sorcery, Magic, Heroic, Saga + Myth + Legend, Quest
- Publisher: Tor Fantasy
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: October 1, 2006
- Date Published: October 1, 2006
- Author: Terry Goodkind