The Sword of Truth

Terry Goodkind is a sci-fi/fantasy author of more series than just The Sword of Truth, but I personally think The Sword of Truth series is the best. There is 12 books in this series, all based around the classic good & evil. The good in this series starts with a man/boy Richard Cypher, and there are also various additional characters that aid him in his quests. During the series there is more than one 'bad' guy trying to take control of everything. It is incredibly well written. In 2008 it was made into a television series called The Legend of the Seeker and two seasons were made.