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Kahlan Amnell

Kahlan Amnell is the Mother Confessor, a woman whose touch can bind anyone to her will.

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Character facts

First appearance
Wizard's First Rule (1994)
Latest appearance
Warheart (2015)
Books
15 (1 as lead, 14 major)
Series
The Sword of Truth
Author
Terry Goodkind
Circle
The D'Haran Empire

Where to meet Kahlan Amnell

Kahlan Amnell first appears in Wizard's First Rule (1994), as the lead, book 1 of the The Sword of Truth series.

Buy Wizard's First Rule

Every book with Kahlan Amnell

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1994LWizard's First Rulelead · The Sword of TruthBuy
  2. 1995MStone of Tearsmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  3. 1996MBlood of the Foldmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  4. 1997MTemple of the Windsmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  5. 1999MSoul of the Firemajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  6. 2000MFaith of the Fallenmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  7. 2001MThe Pillars of Creationmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  8. 2003MNaked Empiremajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  9. 2005MChainfiremajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  10. 2006MPhantommajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  11. 2007MConfessormajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  12. 2011MThe Omen Machinemajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  13. 2013MThe Third Kingdommajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  14. 2014MSevered Soulsmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy
  15. 2015MWarheartmajor role · The Sword of TruthBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Richard RahlWoods guide who becomes Seeker of Truth and Lord Rahl15
Zeddicus Zu'l ZoranderFirst Wizard, Richard's grandfather15
CaraMord-Sith who becomes Richard's bodyguard13
NicciSorceress, first an enemy and then an ally11
Jennsen RahlRichard's half-sister2