The reader gets a clear impression of that most of what we lean on, is like a spiders web. Wizard's First Rule One man, Richard Cypher, holds the key to the fate of three nations, of mankind. But until he learns Wizard's First Rule his chances of succeeding in his task are slim. In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear. Vehicles, suddenly unmanned, careen out of control.
People are terror stricken as loved ones vanish before their eyes.
In the midst of global chaos, airline captian Rayford Steele must seach for his family, for answers, for truth. As devastating as the disappearences have been, the darkest days may lie ahead. A novel of the earth's last days, after the rapture. The girl turns out to be very intelligent, but the mediaeval society, not to mention her father, would much prefere to see a pair of dilligent hands working with thread and needle. Fortunately a tutor discovers Joan's abilities, and by his intervention she is sent to Dorstadt together with her brother, to go to school.