This Novelette is great! As always Goodkind uses his details to paint a picture in his mind. His foreshadowing techniques are flawless. This book depicts te last days of the war between the Midlands and D'Hara with Panis as the ruler. This is the creation of the boundries between the lands which play a semi-important role in Wizards First Rule. Zedd is as awesome as ever. if you ever read this Goodkind Please include My second favorite character, Chase, in an upcoming novel. I've been reading this series for six years and I have yet to tire of it. I am a senior at Piedra Vista High School and my only dream in life is to be half as good as my personal roel-model Terry Goodkind. 10/4/01