Wizard's First Rule: The Story of Truth

Wizards First Rule is the first of twelve books written by Terry Goodkind, which makes up the Sword of Truth series. In my opinion this is a book more suited for a grown up audience as the villains in this book commit horrible acts, including child abuse. This said I would still recommend this book for anyone at/ over the age of 15. Wizards First Rule was a very interesting and at times very exciting adventure book that combines mysteries, magic, adventure, and love together, which for me meant many hours of nonstop reading. The only downside to this book is that it can get boring with too much discussion about magic and other dealings as the main character tries to understand the world of magic and find the truth to the problems he faces. Some of the events that are taking place during the book can also take a long time to unfold, which can get annoying as you just want to know what will happen next.

For those of you who don't know about this book here is a quick description of what its about:

Wizards First Rule is about a man named Richard Cypher who has grown up as a woods guide in a peaceful land with his brother Michael and good friends Zedd and Chase. There are three main lands in this book all divided by what is called "The Boundary" which prevents anyone from traveling between them. One day Richard finds a woman wandering the forest named Kahlan who is being followed by assassins. Kahlan is looking for a powerful wizard to help her people face a dangerous sorcerer named Darken Rahl who has broken through the boundary to attack her people. Richard soon finds himself named as the Seeker of Truth and is charged with stopping Darken Rahl from obtaining the power over life and death itself. As Richard seeks to find the truth of how to save the world he encounters magic, monsters, witch women, spirits, and Darken Rahl himself.

Eragon- One of My All Time Favourites

So for all of you who have watched and enjoyed the Eragon movie let me tell you that I was sorely disappointed. After reading the Eragon book, for me the movie was just a big let down so don't feel like you know the true story.

Eragon is the first of four books which make up the Inheritance Cycle. The second book is titled Eldest, the third is titled Brisingr, and the fourth has yet to be released.

In my opinion Eragon is one of the greatest books that I have ever read. Any person that likes adventure, magic, sword fights, battles, or magical creatures will enjoy this novel. It has a great story line and yet it does not really incorporate the vast amount of descriptive text that is seen in the Lord of the Rings series. What makes the story even better is that there is always a new element or mystery being developed that really keeps a reader interested. I would recommend Eragon to anyone who enjoys sword and sorcery stories. Eragon is also good for younger children as there is no foul language and it is really just a lot of fun.

For those of you who don't know the story here is a quick introduction to the book:

Eragon is about a young boy named well.. Eragon. He has grown up living in a peaceful valley living off the land, hunting in the mountains, and farming with his family. He has been raiser by his Grandfather and his cousin Roran is like his brother. Then one day while in the mountains he discovers a magic stone which turns out to be a dragon egg. After the dragon hatches Eragon becomes linked with the dragon which starts him down the path of a dragon rider. He soon leaves his home to protect his family and take revenge for the loved one he loses. Eragon soon takes on a teacher who shows him how to fight, use magic, and helps protect him. Eragon's also soon finds himself caught in a war with no escape as it mainly revolves around him. Battles, adventures, friends, enemies, mysteries, an epic romance, death, and bad fortune are all in store for Eragon and the people around him as his destiny begins to unfold.