The Pillars of Creation is the seventh book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.

A stranger convinces her that running will do her no good for wherever she goes, Lord Rahl's soldiers will find her; it is time for her to stop fleeing and fight back.

His mother sends him to a nearby sorceress to buy medicine, and, during the purchase, he begins to menace the magic user.

After Sebastian is detained by D'Haran guards, a friendly stranger named Tom helps a desperate Jennsen to the swamp.

She safely reaches the sorceress' home, her natural immunity to magic protecting her through the swamp, but only learns that nothing can be done to save her from Lord Rahl.

After killing the guide, he is briefly jailed but escapes, using the voice in his mind to make the D'Haran guards do his bidding, and resolves to locate Richard Rahl.

Even worse for the Order, their enemy unleashes an ancient magic on the main army, wreaking immense destruction.

Jennsen reacts by making a pact with a dark force, the Keeper, to kill Richard in return for her surrender and obedience.

She learns that the men who were sent to kill her mother were actually soldiers of the Imperial Order, and after coming to believe that Richard is truly a loving and caring brother, she joins him and Kahlan in their quest against Jagang.

Publishers Weekly had this to say in their review of The Pillars of Creation: "Amid the interminable sword-and-sorcery in the tradition of Robert E. Howard, the author spouts his familiar political pieties.

For all its clumsy exposition, unlikely coincidences and feeble attempts at humor, this latest installment, with its striking jacket art showing a beautiful desert landscape, is as certain to please Goodkind's legions of fans as previous books in the series.