The first confessor : the legend of Magda Searus
(Book)

"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."

A prequel to the Sword of Truth series follows the experiences of Magda Searus, who is shunned by her community members when she makes unsettling discoveries about her powerful husband's suicide and ventures out into a war-stricken world.

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. Driven to find the reasons behind why her husband would do such a thing, Magda discovers things that no one is willing to believe. Now she must embark on a mission to find a mysterious spiritist, and unravel what is really behind the mysterious events befalling her people.