Debt of Bones

1998 novel by Terry Goodkind

Debt of Bones

Author| Terry Goodkind
Language| English
Series| The Sword of Truth
Genre| Epic fantasy
Publisher| Gollancz

Publication date

| August 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

Dewey Decimal

| 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 August 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"

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Main article: List of The Sword of Truth characters

* Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
* Panis Rahl
* Abby
* Philip
* Jana
* Mariska
* Delora
* Anargo

## External links

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* Debt of Bones title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Official Terry Goodkind website

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The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind

Original novels|

* Wizard's First Rule (1994)
* Stone of Tears (1996)
* Blood of the Fold (1996)
* Temple of the Winds (1997)
* Soul of the Fire (1999)
* Faith of the Fallen (2000)
* The Pillars of Creation (2001)
* Naked Empire (2003)
* Chainfire Trilogy
* Chainfire (2005)
* Phantom (2006)
* Confessor (2007)

Richard and Kahlan series|

* The Omen Machine (2011)
* The Third Kingdom (2013)
* Severed Souls (2014)
* Warheart (2015)

The Nicci Chronicles series|

* Death's Mistress (2017)
* Shroud of Eternity (2018)
* Siege of Stone (2018)
* Heart of Black Ice (2020)

The Children of D'Hara series|

* The Scribbly Man (2019)
* Hateful Ways (2019)
* Wasteland (2019)
* Witch's Oath (2020)
* Into Darkness (2020)

Additional novels|

* The Law of Nines (2009)
* The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus (2012)

Novella|

* Debt of Bones (1998)

Related material|

* List of The Sword of Truth characters
* Legend of the Seeker
* episodes

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