Millions of readers the world over have been held
spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told. Now, enter Terry Goodkind's
world, the world of The Sword of Truth.
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father,
a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest
sanctuary seeking help...and more. His world, his very beliefs, are
shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In their
darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan
calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-to invoke within himself
something nobler. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just
changed...or that their time has run out.
This is the beginning. One story. One Rule. Witness
the birth of a legend.
WE SAY
If you’re into Fantasy and can’t wait until 2010 when
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “prequel” to
Lord of the Rings, is due to
hit the big screen, then how about checking out Legend of the Seeker in
the meantime? Not to be confused with the recent
The Seeker - The Dark is Rising,
this new series (consisting of 22 episodes) is instead based on popular genre
author Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule, the first book in his New
York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth series of novels.
Filmed in New Zealand (where else? since Peter Jackson has
have filmed Lord of the Rings there it has been
compulsory for all fantasy-related projects to film there) The Legend of the
Seeker was produced by Sam Raimi, the director of the Spider-man and
Evil Dead movies. Long-time genre fans will spot Bruce Spence, the Aussie
character actor who played the crazy gyrocopter pilot who saved Mad Max in
The Road Warrior, by the way.
The series promises to be an entertaining diversion for fans of both Goodkind’s
novels (he wrote the screenplay too) as well as fans of escapist Tolkienesque fantasy.
(Check out the official
site for TV screening times.)
Speaking of compulsory. It would seem that if your name is
Terry and you want to be a writer, then it is compulsory for you to write
Fantasy novels: Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind . . . (Know of any
mote Terrys dabbling in fantasy literature? Then let me know at
scifimoviepage@yahoo.com)
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