Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very light shelf wear on page block edges, else very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A bright, clean copy without price-clipping. Page block is bright and square, very rare to find this title in very fine condition.Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. First book in the Sword of Truth series. Award History: 1995 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem). Wonderful, and now iconic, full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Doug Beek... View More...