People in large numbers surrender to the Darkness. Entire cities and nations bow to the power of Evil. And even those few whose souls are still free from the power of Darkness are helpless - and unable to stop the coming of a new era - the era of cruelty, betrayal and grief. And the legendary Richard Cypher, Lord Rahl, Seeker of Truth, understands perfectly well: dark times have come through his fault. He will have to go to the last battle with Evil - and there is nowhere to wait for help, because this time even his wife and comrade-in-arms Kahlan Amnell will not be next to Richard. When the sun rises over the world again, fate will already pronounce its verdict. And only the Wizard’s Last Rule will help Richard in his battle - the greatest of all, not written in any of the many magical books, forgotten back in the early days...