<p><b>In <i>The Omen Machine</i>, #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author Terry Goodkind returns to the lives of Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell--in a compelling tale of a new and sinister threat to their world. </b> <p/>An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous. As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard and Kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone's ability to stop. <p/>As catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen...in exchange for an impossible demand.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Terry Goodkind<br><b>Publisher:</b> Tor Books<br><b>Published:</b> 07/31/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.51lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.42h x 4.30w x 1.06d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780765366191<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>Terry Goodkind</b> (1948-2020) is a #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author. His books include the multi-volume epic fantasy Sword of Truth series -- beginning with <i>Wizard's First Rule</i>, the basis for the television show <i>Legend of the Seeker</i> -- and related series Richard and Kahlan and The Nicci Chronicles. <p/>Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha