Pillars of Creation

Jennsen Rahl has spent her whole life on the run. She is the illegitimate daughter of the tyrant Darken Rahl, born without magic and immune to it, and she has never met her half-brother Richard Rahl, the current Lord Rahl.

Years of hiding have taught her to trust almost no one. Then a charming companion named Sebastian offers to guide her to safety, and she follows him across the D'Haran empire.

Meanwhile Oba, another half-brother of Richard, is cruel and bitter, and a dark voice gains influence over him. It wants the Sword of Truth and a woman Richard loves. The armies of Emperor Jagang and his Imperial Order draw closer.

This is the seventh book in the Sword of Truth series, and the first that does not centre on Richard. A new protagonist leads, while the established cast, including Kahlan, stays in the background. It is epic fantasy built on political threat and betrayal, with a hunted heroine at its heart.

The paths of Jennsen, Richard and Kahlan bend toward the Pillars of Creation, an ancient and dangerous place. What waits there matters to far more than one family, and Jennsen must decide whom to trust before she arrives.