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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

In the previous volume of this NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series of fantasy novels, our hero, Richard Rahl, wielder of the Sword of Truth and his lover Kahlan unwittingly released upon the New World a terror from the malign and wild magic of the Old World. The Chimes now run free in the Midlands and Richard and Kahlan, powerful in their own right, begin to see their own magic undermined, leaving the people of the New World vulnerable to the encroaching evil that Darken Rahl first unleashed in WIZARD¿S FIRST RULE.

Sinds de verdeling van het land in drie afzonderlijke naties, is Westland vrij gebleven van de smeeten van tovenarij. Totdat de ontdekking van het zwaar verminkte stoffelijk overschot van de vader van Richard Zypher het begin inluidt van een nieuw tijdperk, van de vervulling van een eeuwenoude profetie. Nu is de tijd aangebroken om te aanvaarden dat magie in al haar vormen onlosmakelijk is verbonden met het lot van het volk van Westland.

Richard Cypher, war wizard and wielder of the Sword of Truth, must battle the power-mad Emperor Jagang who returns with his multitude of demonic underlings. But to defeat the evil Jagang and eliminate the sorcerous plague infecting the world, Richard must find the Temple of the Winds

There is an alternate cover edition here.Richard comes to terms with his true identity as a War Wizard. The New World, and all the freedom of humankind, is under threat from the Imperial Order after he had brought down the barrier between the Old and New World. The Imperial Order has already sent delegations and armies into the New World. Richard's only option to stop the invasion is to claim his heritage and unite all free kingdoms and provinces under one rule and one command.