The Omen Machine
core novel 2011 Sword of Truth
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.71 (22,088 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 528 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765327727 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
The Omen Machine opens in the aftermath of Richard and Kahlan's wedding celebration at the conclusion of Confessor, as the couple begins settling into what appears to be a hard-won peace. That calm is disrupted when a strange mechanical device is discovered beneath the palace, one that generates unnervingly accurate prophecies without the involvement of any wizard. At first the machine's predictions seem harmless, even helpful, but they steadily grow darker and more specific, unsettling the court. When a particular prophecy visibly terrifies the wizard Zedd, Richard and Kahlan realize the omen machine may pose a danger far greater than it first appeared, threatening to unravel the fragile stability of their newly peaceful reign.
Where it sits
- Universe: Sword of Truth
- Series: Sword of Truth (main sequence) core; position 12 of 15 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Terry Goodkind
Notes
- From the series record (Sword of Truth (main sequence)): 15-novel continuous main sequence; publication order equals internal chronology throughout. Correction: The Pillars of Creation's first US edition is 2001 (Nov 20), not 2002 as some secondary listings state; 2002 is a paperback/reprint date bleeding into 'first publication' fields.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Sword of Truth (main sequence): position 12 of 15: previous Confessor (2007) · next The Third Kingdom (2013)
Sources
- Terry Goodkind official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_of_Truth
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Truth
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