The first confessor the legend of magda searus is terry goodkinds 15th novel the book is set centuries prior to the main sword of truth series it is the first book that is self published by terry goodkind apart from 300 individually numbered copies of a limited collectors edition it was originally exclusively available as e book and audiobook as of july 2015 it was published by tor fantasy in hardcover format and is now available in stores a paperback version was year . The first confessor the legend of magda searus english edition ebook goodkind terry amazonde kindle shop. From 1 new york times bestselling author terry goodkind comes the first confessor the prequel to the sword of truth in a time before legends had yet been born married to the powerful leader of her people 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 because she is ungifted herself without her . The first confessor the legend of magda searus the first confessor the legend of magda searus is a novel by terry goodkind released exclusively in e book format it serves as a prequel to the sword of truth series and details many characters and events mentioned in that series it was released worldwide on july 2 2012