Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, Book 4) (Sword of Truth, 4)

From Library Journal A deadly plague sweeps the fantasy world of Goodkind's best-selling series. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews Another independently intelligible doorstopper addition to Goodkind's Sword of Truth series (Blood of the Fold, 1996, etc.). This time, sword-wielder and wizard Richard Rahl, his warrior beloved Kahlan, grandfather Zedd, and the rest of the cast are threatened by the Imperial Order and their dream walker, Jagang, who sends a wizard-assassin, Marlin, to kill Richard. Meanwhile, old flame Nadine, befuddled by a witch, shows up intending to marry Richard; close behind comes the healer Drefan, Richard's half- brother. Marlin/Jagang announces gleefully that he's caught Richard in a ``bound fork prophesy,'' a fancy way of saying heads I win, tails you lose. Another one for the fans. -- Copyright В©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Spells and prophecies sew havoc in the fight for humankind in the 4th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author's epic fantasy series.Having taken his rightful place as Lord Rahl, ruler of D'Hara, Richard must once again postpone his wedding to Kahlan Amnell in order to face the fearsome Imperial Order in a fight for the New World and the freedom of humankind. But while Richard has the brave people of D'Hara at his command, Emperor Jagang of the Imperial Order has a significant advantage: he doesn't fight fair. Jagang invokes a prophecy that binds Richard and Kahlan to a fate of pain, betrayal, and a path to the Underworld. At Jagang's behest, a Sister of the Dark gains access into the fabled Temple of the Winds and unleashes a plague that sweeps across the lands like a firestorm. To stop the plague, Richard and Kahlan must risk everything they have—and everything they've hoped for. 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. To defeat the evil Jagang and eliminate the sorcerous plague infecting the world, Richard must find the Temple of the Winds. When the fanatical Imperial Order unleashes a deadly plague on the world, Richard Cypher and his beloved Kahlan Amnell must search for the legendary Temple of the Winds, banished more than three millennia before, to find a cure. [*Temple of the Winds*](/works/OL2010484W) (1997) stato pubblicato in lingua italiana per la prima volta da Fanucci suddiviso in due volumi, [***La profezia della luna rossa***](/works/OL2010454W) (2001) e [*Il tempio dei venti*](/works/OL2010461W) (2001). In seguito è stato ripubblicato in volume unico col titolo *La spada della Verità - Volume 4* (2002). A fantasy novel featuring wizard Richard Cypher and his betrothed companion, Kahlan Amnell, as they battle an evil emperor who is using magic to spread a plague. But must they, as they are told, really renounce their love to win the fight?