People in the many surrender to the Dark. Whole cities and nations bow down to the power of evil. And even those few whose souls are still free from the power of Darkness are helpless and unable to stop the arrival of a new era an era of cruelty, betrayal, and grief. And the legendary Richard Cypher, Lord Rahl, the Seeker of Truth, understands perfectly well: black times have come through his fault. He will have to go to the last battle with Evil - and there is no place to wait for help, for this time, not even his wife and companion Kalen Amnell will be next to Richard. When the sun rises again over the world, fate will already pass its verdict .. And only the Last Rule of the Wizard will help Richard in his battle - the greatest of all, not written in any of the many magic books, forgotten even in the opening days...