Martin Stočný Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Science fiction. Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. 4% suffer acute meningitis, and 1% find themselves 'locked in' - fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. 1% in the US is 1.7 million people 'locked in' - including the President's wife and daughter. But then two new technologies emerge. One is a virtual-reality environment, 'The Agora', where the locked-in can interact with other humans. The other is the discovery that a few rare individuals have brains that are receptive to being controlled by others, allowing those who are locked in to occasionally 'ride' these people and use their bodies as if they were their own. This skill is quickly regulated, licensed, bonded, and controlled. But will somebody be tempted to misuse it, for murder, for political power, or worse

Richard Cypher, wielder of the Sword of Truth, joins with his beloved Kahlan to track down the hunters of souls she unwittingly unleashed when she summoned the dominion of the chimes in an effort to save Richard from a deadly evil.

The masterpiece that started The New York Times bestselling epic 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 a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims. Beyond awaits a bewitching land where even the best of their hearts could betray them. Yet, Richard fears nothing so much as what secrets his sword might reveal about his own soul. Falling in love would destroy them--for reasons Richard can't imagine and Kahlan dare not say. 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 more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed . . . or that their time has run out. This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.

A stunningly inventive breakthrough novel that takes the fantasy genre into a new dimension; this fourth novel in the Sword of Truth sequence takes the series on to much darker ground without losing any of its powerful magic and mystery, any of its gripping storytelling quality.

Richard si trova, riluttante come sempre, a prendere il posto di suo padre Darken Rahl come nuovo Lord Rahl. La sua amata Kahlan è lontana da lui, alla guida di un esercito, ma le Terre Centrali hanno bisogno di un nuovo sovrano e tocca a Richard prendere le redini della situazione. Il Tiranno dei Sogni, le Sorelle dell'Oscurità e la Stirpe dei Fedeli sono i nuovi nemici e Richard deve ancora comprendere come combatterli. Intanto, nel Palazzo dei Profeti, la nuova Priora Verna viene a conoscenza di una nuova terribile profezia.