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Summary: The best series
Review: I am one of those, who like to read fantasy. I read a lot fantasy before the Sword of Truth Series. But this series changes my opinion on whole fantasy world. They are very riveting. This series of books dips the reader into the world of emotions, love, sufferings and disappointments. I like all five books of a series. Sometimes I understood that it is five o'clock in the morning, but I continued to read. Rules of wizards are very close to some bible trues. I really recommend to read these books. They will give a new world - world of emotions and philosophies.
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Summary: Best in the series!
Review: Goodkind has a knack for writing off on a tangent, especially when you really want to know what happens to a particular storyline. I'd have to say books #5 and #7 in this series are a little disappointing for that very reason. This book, on the other hand, is by far the best in the series! It's full of action and excitement that can be quite lacking at times in some of the other books. You'll never want to put this book down!
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Summary: WHOA.
Review: From the first page...heck, the first word, i was pulled once again into the world of Richard and Kahlan. Willingly, though...this is the 6th...maybe the 7th time i have read this particular SOT novel, and not once did i unglue my eyes from those pages. What an ENDING! One of those finishes where you can't laugh and you can't cry, you just sit there in the chair with the book in your lap and replay it all in your mind, occasionally making sigh-like noises.
Incredible, Terry, incredible.
Oh, if you liked this, read the Sword-Dancer books by Jennifer Roberson.
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Summary: An awesome book
Review: ToW is oe of the best books in the series, next to SoT. The character development is wonderful, as is the writing itself. This book is pure genius.
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Summary: Instantly Hooked
Review: Late one night after a long week of classes at University, I looked over to my bookshelf to find something interesting to read over the next few days of light coursework. After passing up the usual suspects, I came to a book an old housemate had unloaded on me when he was moving out. Strictly speaking, fantasy isn't my preferred genre, but after the first chapter had whisked by, I was instantly hooked. I was surprised when I learned halfway through the story that this was actually the 4th book in the series. Goodkind did an excellent job of explaining just enough about the past for a reader new to the series to enjoy the book without leaving them scratching their head in frustration muttering "who the heck is he?" (at least I didn't end up there!). I'm holding back my recommendations at this point until I have a chance to read the first three books in the series (from what I've heard from other reviews, the first three were even a cut above this one!). You can rest assured that I already have my order in and am ready to start the series at the beginning like I wished I had done to begin with!
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Summary: okay
Review: on the whole i liked the book. Interesting charcters, the usually fantasy yarn, its all good. However, when khalan had finally betrayed richerd it elavated the book to at least a four. However the way richard reacts at the end of the book kills the story entirely
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Summary: Better than I thought it would be
Review: There is little debate that Goodkind's books are fun to read. Most criticism comes from the fact that it is very un-original. And if you read Tolkien, Robert Jordan, or Eddings, you will find that is a fair criticism. However, in this, Goodkind's fourth chapter in the Sword of Truth books, he has made a moderate step forward.The book's plot is more original and vivid than the last two books' plots. The main character is starting to grow and there are sacrifices he must make in that growth. Interesting sub-plots abound and many characters get fleshed out further. If you read the first three books (which is a requirement to read this one), you may have felt the quality was deteriorating. This book arrests that deterioration and makes a positive step forward.
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Summary: sword of truth fans... you wont be dissappointed!
Review: Nothing in this book is quite what it seems. you may have already read the previous books in the sword of truth series, if you thought they were good, you wont be dissapointed. As with the previous books, there is a general theme running throughout, this one is ... that you have to look beyond your first impressions in order to understand.
There are some new characters in this book, very different from the present characters but they fit in beautifully with the still developing story line. there are also a few old characters that i was afraid goodkind had forgotten.
Each character faces a personal challenge that alters te very way the reader perceives them... as is the authors intention (...to look beyond what you first see).
In this way goodkind yet again brings his lessons to the reader, and yet again we are wiser for it.
Ps ... trust nobody in this book...!
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Summary: Sci-fi goes romantic? Check it out!
Review: Yet another amazing addition to Terry Goodkind's sword of truth series. This volume tends more towards a romance novel than science fiction, which annoyed me at first .. almost to the point of not buying the next volume. I can assure you though, this is still an amazing escape into the lives of fantasy, magic, love, and relationships. The next volume in the series return to the true form of the sword of truth. Be warned, these books are addictive, and will not leave your hands and eyes until the last word has been read.. and then you may be tempted to read it again! This series is a MUST for everyone, not just scifi enthusiasts.
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Summary: predictable plot full of holes - with shallow characters
Review: This book is so bad - I think one of the worst I have ever read. The climax of the plot is so incredibly contrived and pointless that it is offensive. The books in this series have consistantly gotten worse - this one makes a huge leap down from the one before it, and the one before it was bad. This series (and espectially this book) epitomizes the complaints a lot of critics make about the fantasy genre lately. It's too long, the characters are shallow, the writing is bad and the plot unbelievable. I read the first book in the series and thought it was mediocre. I started the second book and put it down in disgust. Years later (recently) I listened to the second and third books on audio. The readers couldn't make up for the bad writing or the lame plots, but they could give the characters personality - enough to make renting the audio books fun. This one I can't stomach in print or audio. Read Guy Gavriel Kay or Tad Williams - don't waste your money on this ...
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