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Summary: Keeps getting better and better
Review: Finished reading the Blood of the Fold Last night, and I felt it was the best of the series so far.Richard is now Lord Rhal and has 3 Mord-siths as his bodyguards(plus they enjoy teasing him from time to time)and his own Army,plus he has to try and get all the lands in the Midlands together to fight the Imperial Order. all in all a good story and both Zed and Kathlan now know what Richard went threw and felt when he had to wear a coller around his neck. Aside from the Blood of the Fold, there was a new foe the Queen Mriswith, and the Emperor Jagang. Who I feel is turning into a really interesting evil character( I like him). I have now started on the 4th book The Temple of the Winds. the one funny part was the scene between Kahlan and Berdine, in which Berdine trys to tell (or I should say hint at) to Kahlan that she and Richard maybe more than just friends, by telling Kahlan that Richard touched her Breasts and saw the rest of the Mord-siths Breasts by his order and that she is Richards Favorite.I liked Kahlans responce to it by hinting that she knows all about Berdine and Raaina's relationship and that Raina's hands would fit her breasts. man that was funny. She was calm ond cool about it and didn't let Berdiane upset her and she got her payback. I highly recommened the series.
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Summary: Not his best work
Review: I would normally give a book such as this a rating of 3 but due to Goodkind's previous work this is pale in comparison. The first two books were well done and captured my attention and my time until the very end. The only reason I actually finished reading this one was because it was so short and I am hoping the 4th book will be better. Goodkind spends half the time reminding us of things we already knew from reading the first two books, if somebody is new to the series they might want to think about starting at book one, I for one don't want half the book to remind me of things I already knew. I hope his next book doesn't dissapoint or I will be done with this series.
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Summary: Just a detail
Review: I don't usually review more than one book in any series, but there were just a couple of things I wanted to say about this one. First of all, I did think it was a decent segue into the next big book. The thing that just nagged at me after I read it, however, was the title. This is just me being nitpicky, but the title is Blood of the Fold eventhough the main story doesn't really have a whole lot to do with them. Sure, they make an appearance, but they don't really accomplish a whole lot. They just sort of pop up every now and then so that we know they are still there, then they fade into the background. Well, that was just my 2 cents.
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Summary: Blood of the fold
Review: I absolutely ADORE this series! I have grown to become attached to all the characters, and it truly is one of the best. Terry is a great writer and it seems he knows just what to write! This book could compete in my own rankings with Harry Potter, and there isnt even a word to describe how much i love harry potter. So you know this book has got to be awesome! I currently am on the temple of the winds, book 4. So far though i would say the stone of tears has been my favorite. I carry these books with me everywhere i go- in the car, to friends' houses, school, the bus, everywhere! I hope with all my heart that he continues the series after book 5. I deeply recommend this book, you simply cannot miss it. If you want a more mature version of a thrilling wizardry adventure, then read this series to quench YOUR thirst!!
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Summary: A good book - Goodkind still on track!
Review: For those interested in a extremely serious critique of this book ... skip to the next review! If your simply interested in knowing how I find this book enjoyable ... read on! I've read reviews bashing T.G. about the increasingly predictability of his books and so on; however, as a reader who enjoys the literary vacation a book affords without requiring excessive amounts of time to break down a book and get in the author's head, I find T.G.'s books to be interesting and very enjoyable! His books bring-up moral questions while teasing us with luscious bits of immorality! i.e. - The trust and love of Richard and Kahlan mixed in with the S&M like qualities of his guardians Raina and Bernadine! Innocence mixed with exploration! I highly recommend reading this book and the others of his series! I'm looking forward to getting into his 4th book: Temple of Winds!
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Summary: Hack Author Hates Amazon?
Review: Quote the Author:"These people [Amazon.com] have set up a system which invites fraud," Goodkind said. "It embraces deception, and there's no interest in integrity. The Internet is like the Old West, and Amazon's the lynch mob." ... July 2000] I DON'T THINK SO! Goodkind is referring to comments posted under his name. I don't think Amazon acted with foul intent when they included the "I am the Author" link. Geez, Goodkind, take it out on the little goon who impersonated you, instead of Amazon.com. I'm sure your hackwork ultimately profited by Amazon.com. An AMAZON fan!
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Summary: Still good
Review: Not the best of the series but still a decent read. I wouldn't give it 5 stars but will say that it leads nicely into the next novel(which I believe is the entire purpose). You also see a change of style from the author that is a great improvement over the last book. Definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Read Tad Williams instead
Review: While I somewhat enjoyed the first two books, the third left me cold. I cannot imagine that this book would have ever been published on its own. I can only imagine that it was due to the the success of the previous two installments. Unfortunately, I will stop reading the SoT series here. There is not enough time for things like SoT when I know there is better work out there. Do yourself an immense favor and read the Tad Williams books in the "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" series starting with the "Dragonbone Chair".
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Summary: *If I could add more starts to the 5 stars offered I would *
Review: I can't say which of this set I think is the best... they are all great books. This one I would like to say is the best, but then again they are all great. I have read through most of the others reviews and I am learning very quick not to believe everything I read. I have enjoyed reading the first three books in the series and fully intend on reading every single one until the end of the series. As for Terry Goodkind coping others story lines and ruining it for us well take it as you will but he has great twists and if you ask me a apple is a apple but each has a different taste, so don't judge so harshly! Once again Richard, Kahlan, Zedd and the rest of the gang are back tring to save the world from evil. This time the threat isn't the keeper or the evil wizard Darken Rahl, but Emperor Jagang and clan of mriswith. While Kahlan is hiding with the death spell on her ( the death spell was put there by Zedd) waiting for Richard to meet up with her, Richard is once again distracted with his instinct and draws the midlands together to fight against the new evil team the "Imperial order". The blood of the fold, believing anthing with magic is evil is after the mother confessor, and abducts her and takes her to the sisters of the dark. Once again I will say it as I have in my past reviews, if you liked the first two books you will like this one just as much if not more!
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Summary: Still a great read
Review: Even though Goodkind's less than subtle allegorical creation figures heavily in this book, it is still highly readable and worth it! It focuses more on Kahlan, and that is good, because she has become one of the strongest female protagonists in all fantasy since Mercedes Lackey's Paksennarion. The adventure and action is all very fast paced and colorfully done. One wishes that Goodkind would do more allusion than detail when it comes to some graphic items, but you can bypass the particularly extra scenes, as it were. Definately worth the money and time. Read it.
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