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Online StoreThe eagerly awaited epic fantasy series known as Wizard’s First Rule will be officially launched as Legend of the Seeker; it was announced at the 2008 Comic Con International Convention executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert.
Legend of the Seeker will feature elements of fantasy, adventure, magic, mystery and romance, shot with the enchanting and exotic New Zealand landscape as its backdrop.
It was also recently announced that the main actors will be Craig Horner as Richard Cypher, Bridget Regan as Kahlan and Bruce Spence as Zedd. Jay Laga’aia will star as Chase and Craig Parker will play Darken Rahl.
The production team behind Legend of the Seeker previously worked on Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess and the studio that produces primetime network hits including Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, and the Ghost Whisperer.
The series will begin with an exciting two-hour premiere on the 1st of November 2008.
The video below was posted by IGN and is a video interview conducted with Terry Goodkind, Sam Raimi, Robb Tappert and Ned Nalle.
Legend of the Seeker has been cleared by Disney-ABC Domestic Television in 95% of the United States. Production on the 22-episodes is presently underway in New Zealand. Legend of the Seeker is produced by ABC Studios, marking their first venture into broadcast syndication.
Sam Raimi’s new fantasy-adventure series for Disney-ABC, Wizard’s First Rule, has had its name changed ahead of its premiere on November the 1st 2008.
The series will now be known as Legend of the Seeker rather than Wizard’s First Rule, the name on the cover of the first novel in Terry Goodkind’s epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
The Disney-ABC adaptation of Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule will premiere the weekend of November the 1st 2008. The series was shot in New Zealand and stars Craig Horner as woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he has magical powers. Cypher is helped by mystery woman Kahlan (Bridget Regan) and a wise old wizard named Zedd as he works to stop a tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world. Wizard’s First Rule is expected to be shown on weekend afternoons and marks ABC Studios first venture into broadcast syndication.
In the US, fantasy author Terry Goodkind is moving from Tor Books to Putnam. Ivan Held, the president of Putnam acquired the US hardcover and paperback rights in a joint venture with Berkley Books - Berkley will publish the paperbacks, Putnam the hardcover.
Goodkind had been with Tor Books for almost 15 years, a period of time in which approximately 25 million copies of his books were sold worldwide. Confessor, the final chapter in the Sword of Truth series was published in November and this marked the end of a very productive relationship.
Putnam believe that they will be able to showcase Goodkind’s to a much larger market than Tor. Terry Goodkind will also be moving away from the fantasy genre with his next release, a contemporary thriller set in the US.
Goodkind Fans may not have any new fantasy offerings to look forward to for a while but the release of Wizard’s First Rule as a television series, produced by Sam Raimi, should help ease the withdrawal symptoms.
The UK’s biggest audio-book web site has a fantastic array of fantasy books from all the top authors. The top 10 for May 2008 shows that Philip Pullman and Terry Pratchett transfer extremely well to audio-book - Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule is the Editor’s Pick. The links below lead to reviews on the titles (written word not audio-book). Click on the Audible.co.uk banner on the right to download these titles today.
- Northern Lights (Unabridged) - Philip Pullman
- The Subtle Knife (Unabridged) - Philip Pullman
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Unabridged) - Susanna Clarke
- The Amber Spyglass (Unabridged) - Philip Pullman
- The Hobbit (Unabridged) - JRR Tolkien
- Once Upon a Time in the North (Unabridged) - Philip Pullman
- Wizard’s First Rule (Unabridged) - Terry Goodkind
- Thief of Time (Unabridged) - Terry Pratchett
- The Colour of Magic (Unabridged) - Terry Pratchett
- Monstrous Regiment (Unabridged) - Terry Pratchett
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Craig Horner and Bridget Regan will star in Sam Raimi’s syndicated series Wizard’s First Rule that launches this autumn in the USA. The series is based on Terry Goodkind’s epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth and will be shown in hour-long weekly instalments. Craig Horner will play woodsman Richard Cypher and Bridget Regan will plays Kahlan. The series will be produced in New Zealand with Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and John Shiban working with Raimi.
Terry Goodkind biography and bibliography
Wizard’s First Rule is the first book in Terry Goodkind’s The Sword of Truth series.
Richard Cypher holds the fate of three nations in his hands, he must learn the Wizard’s First Rule to achieve his goals. The heart hounds are stalking the humans, blood sucking flies are abound and nowhere is safe. Magic makes love stronger and despair harder.
Terry Goodkind has created a concise, intelligent book that is believable from the start. This is fantasy that is definitely aimed at the adult rather than the child and some chapters do contain quite graphic paragraphs of a sexual or violent nature.
Rob Tapert, the producer of the television series Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess is returning to New Zealand to produce 22 episode’s of Wizard’s First Rule for Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios. Variety recently reported that the series has already been sold. Each hour-long will have a different New Zealand director and will be shot over a 36 month period starting in June 2008.
Robe Tapert married Lucy Lawless the star of Xena in 1998 and will be working with Spider-man director Sam Raimi on Terry Goodkind’s popular fantasy book series. The major roles in the series will be handed to American actors with New Zealanders likely to be offered on the minor roles.