The seeker of truth’ and is tasked with the job of upholding justice by fighting for the oppressed. His life changes forever when he earns the title ‘ Richard Cypher is introduced as a simple young man living in the woods of the Westland. There are three main characters in the novel series. The region is governed by a council of representatives and also has a small army of soldiers. The Westland is a region of no magic and is separated from the rest of the parts by a magical boundary. Male confessors were considered evil and hence a male confessor was killed upon birth by being drowned.
Confessors wield considerable power and influence over the Midlands, and their decision is final hence maintain order and justice. Confessors are a lineage of women who possess magical powers that they use to find the truth and can by touch, cause a person to be devoted to them until death. Confessors manage affairs of the Midlands. DHara is ruled by the Rahl family that is magically gifted and controls a great army of soldiers and sorcerers. Details of the old world have not been vividly described in the novel.Įach region has its form of leadership. The New world has three regions: the Westland in the west, the midlands at the Middle and DHara in the east. The world is divided into two regions that are the New and the Old World. Amidst all the oppression and evil in the world, three characters Richard Cypher, Kahlen Amnell, and Zeddicus Zul Zorander have taken the role of protagonist and devote their lives to fighting for the oppressed.
#ORDER OF TERRY GOODKIND SWORD OF TRUTH BOOKS SERIES#
The books in the novel series follow a definite timeline and chronological flow of events that ensures the reader is both entertained and engaged by the events taking place in the book.Įvents in the novel series The Sword of Truth takes place in a medieval period where the world is under threat of being ruled by oppressors who threaten to unleash evil in the world. The first book of the series that is, Wizards First Rule was written in 1994. The Sword of Truth is a series authored by Terry Good kind an American writer born in Omaha Nebraska 1948.