That's right. In the show they didn't know that the book of counted shadows said that they needed the boxes of orden until Richard got the second copy and read that. The book tells them how to gain power over all by using the boxes of orden in the show.   See 15 other replies

That was how the Book of Counted Shadows was represented in the books atleast to the best i can remember.   See 15 other replies

I remember Richard reading the book and then being all "shoot. It says I need to use the boxes of Orden." I don't know though, that's just the way I remember things playing out; I think the book only said that...   See 15 other replies

I think in the show the book contains how to gain power. The thing is it contains how to gain power over all through the boxes of orden. In the show they very slow reveal all of that to us over the first season. I think that the book just has to do with how to gain the power of orden and there are multiple books because more then one copy was made and hidden in different places in the midlands.   See 15 other replies

There should be a box set available with peperbacks of the series (I am not sure if it contains all 11 of the books or not but at the least it will give you a starting point) at a fairly decent price. The series is called "The Sword of Truth" and can most likely be found by searching for that title. Last I saw every book store had an abundance of them as they were trying to capitalise on the attention brought about by Legend of the Seeker. Most likely anyone working at a book store can help you find them but if you have any trouble I suggest looking in the fantasy section where you can likely find either the Sword ot Truth box set or hunt up the last book of the series "Confessor" there should be a list of all the books in the series on the first few pages of this book that you can use to find the others. There are eleven in the series. You can probably also find them online from any book seller as well as the usual places such as Ebay. I hope you enjoy the series as much as I have.   See 15 other replies

where can i find these books and what name do they go by   See 15 other replies