Chainfire (2005) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Richard Rahl (aka Richard Cypher): Former Woods Guide turned Lord Rahl. War Wizard.
• Cara: Mord-Sith. Richard's bodyguard.
• Nicci: Once a Sister of the Light and a Sister of the Dark she has now come to love life under Richard Rahl's guidance and serves as his protector.
• Nathan Rahl: Prophet.
• Verna Sauventreen: Prelate of the Sisters of the Light.
• Shota: Witch-woman who resides in Agaden Reach.
• Jagang: Add a description of this character.
• Annalina Aldurren: Former Prelate of the Sisters of the Light.
• Victor: A blacksmith from Altur'Rang in the Old World.
• Ishaq
• Samuel: Shota's companion.
• Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (aka Zedd): Rickard's maternal grandfather. Wizard of the First Order
• Tovi
• Jillian
• Tom
• Berdine
• Kahlan Amnell: Mother Confessor
• Nicholas
• Richard Lui
• Kronos
• Donc
• Darken Rahl: Richard's birth-father. Deceased.
• Warren
• Ferran
• Certes
• Jennsen: Richard's half-sister. Pillar of Creation.
• Meiffert: General
• Rachel
• Trimack
• Rikka: Mord-Sith
• Denna: Mord-Sith. Deceased.
• Sister Ulicia
• Cecilia
• Milian
• Rohl
• Chase
• Henden
• Jamila
• Merissa
• Kraaah

Quotes edit see section history

• “Life is what matters. If knowledge will help preserve and advance life, then that knowledge should not be hidden--especially when it may be lost right when it could be that it's needed most.”

  Rikka

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• “Freedom is never easy to keep and can easily be lost. All it takes is willful indifference.

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• “Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It’s your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life’s greatest rewards. You shouldn’t be ashamed or embarrassed about being in love.

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• “Faith is a device of self-delusion, a sleight of hand done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed up. Faith is the attempt to coerce truth to surrender to whim. In simple terms, it is trying to breathe life into a lie by trying to outshine reality with the beauty of wishes. Faith is the refuge of fools, the ignorant, and the deluded, not of thinking, rational men.

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• “Wizard’s Ninth Rule: A contradiction cannot exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole. To believe in a contradiction is to abdicate your belief in the existence of the world around you and the nature of the things in it, to instead embrace any random impulse that strikes your fancy—to imagine something is real simply because you wish it were.

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• Appearance, after all, was a reflection of what a person thought of themselves and therefore, by extension, of others.

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• People can plan or hope all they want for those they care about, but in the end it is each individual who must take responsibility for their own life and make the choice for themselves.”

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• Not everyone was willing to embrace liberty; liberty required not just effort, but risk. Some people chose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.

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• “Don’t ever make the mistake of thinking that such self-interest is wrong. Self-interest is survival. Self-interest is the substance of life.

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• “You have no responsibility to live up to anyone else’s expectations. You have only to live up to your own expectations.”

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• Evil unchallenged was evil sanctioned. Destroying evil was really a celebration of the value of life, made real by destroying those who existed to deny others their life.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Altur'rang
• Lokey
• Midlands
• Aydindril
• Rilcka
• New World
• Caska
• Nyda
• Westland
• Bandakar

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Glossary edit see section history

• Agiel: A tool of the Mord-Sith to inflict pain.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Phantom.

Preceded by Naked Empire, and followed by Phantom.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Terry Goodkind (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Editor)
2. Keith Parkinson (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• New York Times Bestseller (January 2005, #3)
• Prometheus Award (Finalist, 2006: Best Novel)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3557.O5826 C48 2005
• Dewey: 813.54 22

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Goodkind, Terry
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Series › Sword of Truth
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Epic

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Legend of the Seeker (IMDb): TV series