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Submitted by Solja
(Mar 27, 2001)

To be completely honest I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first five. Don't get me wrong it's a great book and Terry Goodkind is the best " Fantasy " writer around but I really expected the central storyline to go somewhere but nothing really happened. and I almost felt cheated when I finished the 500+ pages. Oh and one more thing am I the only one who's getting tired of Richard and Kahlan's goody two shoes never put a foot wrong type characters? Having said all that I cant wait for the seventh volume in this amazing saga!!!! If you love Terrys books read ' The Lion of Macedon ' by David Gemmell which I think is absolutely brilliant!!!

I'm really mad, really mad. I have never finished a book over 300 pages in one day, nor have I read a book that forced me to stay awake all night long because I became desperate to know, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!!!!! My word, Terry is a phenomenal writer, always adding more and more good stuff to the Sword of Truth (I'm not saying anything specific 'cause I don't want to spoil anything) story, making it deeper, more complex, and giving the characters more and more personality that I can sympathize, feel for them, be with them in the moments when they cry in sorrow or shout in jubilee. Eat your heart out Jordan, nothing I have read and that includes at least 500+ books, has as much depth of character as Terry's series and in particular the slowly building symphony of raw human emotion and the condescending patterns of humanity and civilization that reap this book. The ideas concerning philosophy of the human spirit are intriguing and unexpected, I love the play of religion on politics on spirit on ties of morality (feel Nicci's soul being torn apart as she debates her own beliefs, watching Richard change and build upon those around him). Truly a work of genius. But it's hard to read other books without feeling that there's something missing which only Terry has brought to the fantasy world. I eagerly anticipate the next piece of the puzzle.

I just completed the 539 pages of Faith of the Fallen. I could have gotten the same amount of enjoyment if it were 200 pages. Terry Goodkind once again started his novel of with a bang, hooking the reader. Then proceeded to drown the plot with unnecessary detail. Why does Mr. Goodkind feel compelled to use the same format for every book? It begins like a wildfire, dies down into smoldering ash and then reignites again, just enough to make us aware that it's not completely dead.

This is Terry's greatest book yet. Mr. Goodkind has worked hard to write what he thinks should be Richard Cypher's life. This is a wonderful book and it pulls you in and never lets you go. Once again Terry has developed the world even more, finally shedding some light on the condition of the Imperial Order's home nation and the conditions that the people live in there.

You want a book that will change your view of the world while at the same time entertain you like a heated sports game? Here it is. This was the most compelling book I've read... not because it was action packed but because it continually developed areas of my self awareness. I've never read a book that created such excitement that I could not sleep at night due to my rushing mind.Finally a fantasy writer that only uses the fantasy realm as a back drop... not for enthrawling the reader with cool things of lore. The other aspects of the book are the real value... the fantasy backdrop is just an added bonus used very well by Terry. Definitely one of the best books I have read.You might not want to read this just before bed though ;o).