Debt of Bones
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| Author | Terry Goodkind |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Sword of Truth |
| Genre | Epic fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | October 1998 (in compilation) then December 2001 (by itself) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 0-575-07256-3 |
| OCLC | 46847682 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3557.O5826 D43 2001 |
| Preceded by | The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus |
| Followed by | Wizard's First Rule |
Debt of Bones is a short novel by Terry Goodkind. It was first published in the October 1998 anthology Legends then later published as a stand-alone book in hardcover in 2001 and in paperback in 2004.
Plot summary
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During the war against D'Hara, a young woman meets with Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, Wizard of the First Order, so that she can force him to pay a debt of bones he owes her and save her child. In so doing, she initiates the series of events leading up to the end of the war with D'Hara and the division of the Westlands, Midlands, and D'Hara by the boundaries.
Characters in "Debt of Bones"
- Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
- Panis Rahl
- Abby
- Philip
- Jana
- Mariska
- Delora
- Anargo