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    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
    Audiobook18 hours

    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus

    Written by Terry Goodkind

    Narrated by Christina Traister

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind comes The First Confessor, the prequel to the Sword of Truth series.

    In a time before legends had yet been born.…

    Married to the powerful leader of her people, safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war. But when her husband, a man who loved life and loved her, unexpectedly commits suicide, she suddenly finds herself alone. Because she is ungifted herself, without her husband she no longer has standing among her people, and she finds herself isolated in a society that seems to be crumbling around her.

    Despite her grief, she is driven to find the reasons behind why her husband would do such a thing—why he would abandon her and her people at such a profoundly dangerous time. Though she is not gifted, she begins to discover that there may be more to her husband’s suicide than anyone knew. What she finds next, no one is willing to believe.

    Without anyone to help her, she knows that she must embark on a mission to find a mysterious spiritist, if she even exists, so that she may speak with the dead. This quest may also be her last chance to unravel what is really behind the mysterious events befalling her people. What she discovers along the way is that the war is going far worse than she had known, and that the consequences of defeat will be more terrifying for her and her people than she could have imagined.

    As mortal peril begins to close in around her, Magda learns that she is somehow the key to her people’s salvation.

    Journey with Magda Searus into her dark world, and learn how true legends are born.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 21, 2015
    ISBN9781511312844
    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
    Author

    Terry Goodkind

    Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series has sold over 26 million copies in 20 languages. Before becoming a full-time writer Terry worked as a wildlife artist, a cabinetmaker and a violin maker. terrygoodkind.com @terrygoodkind facebook.com/terrygoodkind

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    • 1/5
      Rough. Could be half as long, everything said was repeated 2-3 times and the dialog hurt. The main series has been great , so far as I’ve read, but this first prequel was a struggle.
    • 5/5
      great almost waited too long to read it good resd
    • 5/5
      What a great narration ,Christina did an zing job,the best book in the last 6 or so.I loved it.
    • 5/5
      Probably after going through the 17 book trilogy this was actually my favourite the prequel
    • 5/5
      I did not want to get this book becuse I thought it would not be interesting. The only reason I got it beacuse Terry Goodkind recommended to read it before moving to Third Kingdom. I am so glad I decided to read it. I wish there were more books about Magda. Love It!