Wizard's First Rule is Terry Goodkind's first novel. It is an epic fantasy and the firt book of the trilogy 'Sword of Truth'.

The hero, Richard Cypher, is no ordinary woodsman. He is, at first unknown to himself, the "Seeker," and wields the Sword of Truth. He is also the only who possesses the arcane knowledge contained in the powerful Book of Counted Shadows.

After his father is killed because he refused to disclose the whereabouts of theat coveted book, Richard Cypher is wandering in his forest when he notices a beautiful woman, Kahlan, who is being stalked by several murderers who have been following her from her own magic-filled homeland of the Midlands.

Richard chaese the murderers and saves Kahlan and, together with the wizard Zedd, he moves to challenge and upset the power-hungry plans of the evil Midlands tyrant Darken Rahl.

Many of the best moments here come during encounters with secondary characters: Adie, a crotchety old woman who traffics in Underworld magic by using bones; Rachel, an abused child who longs for her hair to be evenly trimmed; and Mistress Denna, a sadist who tortures Richard. Goodkind's writing improves as the book winds on, giving hope that the promised sequel will outclass this volume, but, for the most part, his prose is flat, his ideas hackneyed (Wizard's First Rule is, "people are stupid"), his characters tediously moralistic and his plot without originality.

Terry Goodkind has a number of his great books published as audio books, below is the list. To listen to any of these audio books, use this link: Terry Goodkind audio books

All audio books come with a sound sample of about 5 minutes, so you can listen to the narrator and decide for yourself if you like the style.

• Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind Audio Books - (Sword of Truth, Book 1) Book One of the Sword of Truth series: A woodsman becomes The Seeker.

• Blood of the Fold - Terry Goodkind Aduio Books (Sword of Truth, Book 3) Book Three in the Sword of Truth series: Richard and Kahlan fight ancient forces.

• Chainfire - Tery Goodkind Audio Books "How much of this blood is his?" "Most of it, I'm afraid," a second woman said as they both rushed along beside him.

• Faith of the Fallen - Terry Goodkind Audio Books. Once again, the master storyteller weaves a riveting spell that will captivate even more fans for this incredible series.

• Naked Empire The characters you love are back - and they're ready to battle the oppression and tyranny of the Imperial Order and all that Emperor Jagang stands for in Book 8 of the Sword of Truth series.

• Phantom Enter the unique world of Terry Goodkind. A world of high adventure, brilliant storytelling, and people you will never forget.

• The Pillars of Creation Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, Jennsen seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.

• Soul of the Fire Terry Goodkind returns to the epic Sword of Truth saga in a tale of sweeping fantasy adventure bound to enthrall his growing legion of fans.

• Temple of the Winds Book Four of the Sword of Truth series: Richard fights demonic Emperor Jagang.

Terry Goodkind (born 1948) is an American fantasy writer and author of the best-selling epic fantasy series, The Sword of Truth, which according to his publisher TOR in an August, 2006 press release has more than 10 million copies in print and has been translated into 20 different languages. It is even being estimated that the number of copies is closer to 20 million.

(From Wikipedia)