Stone Of Tears is the second book in the Sword of Truth series of books. It was written by Terry Goodkind and was released in 1995 on paperback, and 1996 in hardcover. The Sword of Truth is a fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. ... Terry Goodkind is an American writer, author of the Sword of Truth series. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Story

The second book in the Sword of Truth series continues the tale of Richard Cypher's adventures, from where we left him at the end of Wizard's First Rule. Image File history File links Stonetears. ... The Sword of Truth is a fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. ... Richard Cypher is the protagonist in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... Wizard’s First Rule is the first book in the Sword of Truth series of books, published by Tor Books. ...

Since his defeat of Darken Rahl Richard travels on the back of a dragon with Kahlan to the land of the Mud People to return Siddin to his home. After the death of Darken Rahl, Richard is inflicted with a series of painful headaches. He also learns from Shota of his lineage as the bastard son of Darken Rahl and the grandson (on his mother's side) of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander and that the opening of the boxes of Orden has torn the veil between the living world and the underworld. Darken Rahl is a fictional character from Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series. ... In the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind, Kahlan Amnell is the Mother Confessor and the last Confessor, originally from the Midlands. ... The Mud People are a fictional race of people in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Siddin is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Shota is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Zedd is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The boxes of Orden are fictional magical artifacts in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The underworld is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...

While trying to receive guidance on how to repair the veil, Richard inadvertently brings his father Darken Rahl through the veil, and back into the world. Darken Rahl vows to continue his task bringing the Keeper into the world.

Richard later gets a visit from the Sisters of the Light who inform him that his headaches are caused by the gift awakening in him and are fatal and unstoppable. Richard is forced by Kahlan to visit the Old World, where he can study and learn to control his power at the Palace of the Prophets, staffed by the Sisters of the Light. They see their job as spreading knowledge of the creator to the world via their trained wizards. In the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind: The Sisters of the Light are sorceresses from the Old World who lived in the Palace of the Prophets in the city of Tanimura. ... The Palace of the Prophets is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... A wizard is a fictional class of people in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

On his way to the palace, Richard risks his life to save his captor, Sister Verna. Before reaching the palace, he is forced into a battle with thirty Baka Ban Mana blademasters, who's job it is to teach the Seeker to dance with the spirits -- using the Sword of Truth's magic to access the collective knowledge of all previous users of it... Be a feather, not a rock. Float on the wind of the storm. is the first tactical advice he receives from the Sword's magic. The Seeker of Truth is a position within Terry Goodkinds series of fantasy novels The Sword of Truth: // General Description The Seeker of Truth is a position that is above any king or any other person of any station. ... The Sword of Truth is a magical sword in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

During his stay at the palace, Richard comes to terms with the fact that he has the gift of magic, and moreover discoveres he is a War Wizard, one who has the gift of both additive and subtractive and learns later from Nathan Rahl he is the first to be born to such power in three thousand years. Near the end of the book, it is revealed that the Prelate took Richard to the Palace to flush out the Sisters of the Dark, a secret society within the Sisters of the Light dedicated to the Keeper. As the Prelate herself says: "When your house is overrun with rats, the only thing you can do is bring in a cat. This cat sees us all as rats. Maybe with good reason...." The Sisters of the Dark are a fictional sect in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Richard also realizes (almost too late) that the Palace of the Prophets is the "trap in time" fortold by Shota the witch woman. Escaping the trap, he is forced to allow another prophecy to come to pass, one he received in the Valley of the Lost: Of all there were, but a single one born of the magic to bring forth truth will remain alive when the shadow's threat is lifted. Therefore comes the greater darkness of the dead. For there to be a chance at life's bond, this one in white must be offered to her people, to bring their joy and good cheer. This allows him to close the veil and thwart Darken Rahl, by casting the Keeper back into the underworld with the Stone of Tears.

Fortunately, the prophecy is about appearance more than actual fact. The First Wizard uses a death spell to fool everyone into thinking the Mother Confessor is dead, thereby both saving her and allowing the prophecy to occur. First Wizard is a position in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Mother Confessor is a fictional title given to a person in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Wizard's Second Rule

In this volume we discover the Wizard's Second Rule: "The greatest harm can result from the best intentions." In the Sword of Truth series, a new Wizards Rule is introduced in each new novel. ...