I was in a bookstore last week and finally picked up the first book in the series (cuz, see, I thought the book was called The Sword of Truth, not the series. I learned my lesson when I found a boxed set). I devoured it; I was hooked from the first stupid paragraph. XD It was amazing, and so terribly well-written. The descriptions weren't too much, the characters weren't super-aware, and the pacing was amazing, so fluid and natural.
Read it!