Wizard's First Rule
I decided to reread this since season one of Legend of the Seeker comes to an end. It's been a long time since I've read it cover to cover. I tend to just read parts that I really love: Con Dar, the beginning, Mud People village, and the ending.

SPOILERS AHEAD
- The main quest of the Seeker is to keep Darken Rahl from obtaining all three boxes of Orden. A direct encounter with Rahl means death. The heroes' plan is to do their job without gaining too much attention which means a lot of traveling in the woods as much as possible.
- Predominant insights in their heads: Richard, Kahlan, Rachel, and Darken Rahl
- Zedd is separated from Richard and Kahlan for the majority of the novel. It's surprising that Rachel has chapters compared to him. Wizards and their secrets.
I was surprised he's a main character in Legend of the Seeker. His presence hinders the growth of Richard and Kahlan as characters since they both tend to look to him for advice. I'm glad he goes off on his own in some episodes because he's too knowledgable.
- Richard does the jump and overhead slash on his very first kill. His anger helps him in his fights.
- Richard and Kahlan cry, hug, and hold hands many times. The holding hands mostly isn't for any romantic reasons. Richard has this habit of grabbing her hand to go somewhere but it's a big deal for a Confessor.
- I think Richard fell in love at first sight. Not even a week of knowing Kahlan, his thoughts are constantly consumed by her. He's really broken when he's separated from her at the Narrows. As for Kahlan, she realized it at the Mud People village.
- I still love the Mud People village section of the book.
- Rahl doesn't fear the Seeker. He knows his general location for the majority of the novel.
- I still don't like Denna. The fact that there's no insight what's going on in her head doesn't help. I guess it would have taken away from Richard's struggle if her point of view was presented. Reading those three chapters wasn't as uncomfortable as it used to be.
- Darken Rahl's brand of evil is too much for TV. In the book, his wizardly abilities are used in situations that would be censored on TV and besides he favors his knife most of the time, also not appropriate for TV. His only safe (for TV) use of magic is near the end of the book. His manipulative and charming characteristics are well represented in the show though.
- Con Dar!
- The number of times Richard fights with the Sword of Truth is about 5 times and most of them are against nonhuman foes. Definitely too little and expensive for TV.
- Everything Richard does is for Kahlan. I forgot that he was willing to give Rahl ultimate power as long as Kahlan lives as a result. Good thing he had an epiphany just in time and it was because of Kahlan too.

On to book 2, Stone of Tears, which is one of my favorites in the series.

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