Terry Goodkind writer of the enormously popular Sword of Truth novels, offers forged perhaps his best novel yet, pitting Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell against dangers to the freedom of the globe that may take them to opposite ends from the world to defeat the causes of chaos and anarchy.

Emperor Jagang is soaring once more in the Aged World and Richard must face him, by himself turf. Richard mind into the Aged Globe with Cara, the Mord-Sith, while his beloved Kahlan continues to be behind. Unwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, Kahlan boosts an military and switches into battle against forces threatening equipped insurrection in the Midlands.

Separated and fighting because of their lives, Richard and Kahlan will end up being tested to the utmost.