Debt of Bones
- 128
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Debt of Bones” is a brisk, well-written prequel to “The Sword of Truth” that can be read in a single evening. Some readers think the closing pages pile up too many twists, and others feel it would mean more to those who already know the series. At about 130 pages it tells one self-contained story of wizards and war, and some readers come to it first and go on to the novels from here.
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About the book
Debt of Bones is a short novel by Terry Goodkind. It was first published in the August 1998 anthology Legends then later published as a stand-alone book in hardcover in 2001 and in paperback in 2004.
Reading order · The Sword of Truth
Full order & progress →- Wizard's First RuleStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - Stone of Tears
7.97.9 / 10 - Blood of the Fold
7.87.8 / 10 - Temple of the Winds
7.87.8 / 10 - Soul of the Fire
7.47.4 / 10 - Faith of the Fallen
7.97.9 / 10 - The Pillars of Creation
7.27.2 / 10 - Naked Empire
7.57.5 / 10 - Chainfire
7.67.6 / 10 - Phantom
7.77.7 / 10 - Confessor
7.97.9 / 10 - The Omen Machine
7.57.5 / 10 - The Third Kingdom
–Not ranked yet - Severed Souls
–Not ranked yet - Warheart
–Not ranked yet - Debt of BonesThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda SearusThe First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 128 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 16 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 112 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Debt of Bones?
It has 128 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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