Wizard's First Rule This has been the only book in the Terry Goodkind series I have read so far, but it was very good. I could barely put the book down. It starts out in Westland, a land devoid of magic. The main character is Richard Cypher, a common woods guide. He meets up with Kahlan Amnell, a woman who is more than what she seems. He helps defend her from a group of men out to kill her. But that is not the only threat to them. An evil magician, Darkan Rahl, has put the boxes of Orden in play, and Richard and Kahlan must find a way to stop Rahl before he becomes unstoppable.