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Submitted by Lucie 
(Jan 19, 2003)

This is quite a surprising book. It did not at all take the turn I expected it to. While I liked the character of Jensen it seemed as if she was just a younger version of Nicci as she was also confused about what side was the right side. Furthermore, The character of Oba is one that I found completly worthless. Also there is the fact that Khalan and Richard only appear in the last few chapters, Zed is merely mentioned and Verna and Ann nowhere to be found. This book is however a good example of how people can easily be deluded into thinking that evil things are in reality good things. Pillars of Creation was a good book but, compared to the other Sword of Truth novels, Terry Goodkind did not really outdo himself. However to those who have read the series I recomend it as it explains a few things about the Rahl House. To those who have not read any of the Sword of Truth novels, don't confuse yourself by trying to read "The Pillars of Creation".

Another amazing installment in the SOT series. I was wondering the entire novel when our favorite characters would appear, but in the meanwhile the new concepts and characters that Goodkind introduced kept me interested. One of his gifts is introducing hints and forks in the storyline to keep us guessing, and this book certainly added a few twists to the plots and prophecies we've been watching unfold. The storytelling was as enchantingly descriptive as ever, and what Goodkind is planning for us with Naked Empire...we can only guess. Enjoy.

How do you describe a book that completely changes the point of the series and introduces new characters that I personally didn't care what happened to? I know... DISAPOINTING.

Faith of the Fallen ended when the hometown of Jagang had just fallen. Middle of a great war deciding the fate of the world. I was expecting great battles and a turn of events like the old world splitting and joining the D'Haran Empire or something. But this was definitly NOT what I expected. It took the reader away fromk the current unfolding storyline, and threw them into one that had never even been brushed on. The only part with Richard and Kahlan in it was the last two or three chapters! Jennsen and Oba came out of nowhere, had no impact on the storyline, and probably never amount to anything. If they do it is because of Mr.Goodkind's wanting to include them. They are not pivotal characters, except for that lamely drawn out Keeper trying to get Richard to kill Jennsen thingy. All in all if I had known beforehand what this book was going to be like (I was decieved by other peoples opinions) I would have saved all the half an hours that I read before I went to sleep. This book was nothing more than a waste of my time and life.

I was an avid fan of Terry Goodkind however his last book Pillars of Creation was his worst book ever.
I read through his series night and day, I felt sad and lost when I had to wait for "Temple of the Winds" to come out. But as soon as I picked it up again I could not stop, same with Faith of the Fallen.
Goodkinds book are a window into another world, I see what he creates through that window like I was watching a TV; however I was disappointed with "Pillars of Creation." I read the first half of the book page by page wondering what had happened to Richard and Kahlan and all the other characters that had been in Goodkinds previous book. I was so discouraged and disgusted that I could not finish the book. He added none of his flair and excitement to the book and I am sorry to say I thought it stunk.
I look forward to reading the next book and hope that Goodkind adds his usual flair to that book.

The latest installment in the Sword of Truth series, 'The Pillars of Creation' barely drop the pace from mr Goodkind's previous work. All his other books I would rate a 5,, but this one I have put as a 4 only because I'm one of those that likes to watch his favourite characters and isn't particularly interested in new ones. I also felt throughout the book, that too much was given to good luck, or was just too damned conveniant. Had for instance, just 1 particular character (Oba) been killed there'd be no story to tell. It seemed likely such a thing could happen considering his lack of magic and weapon skills, until conveniantly it is revealed the character has 'allies' of sorts who help him in those situations.

However all the best parts of the series were still in this book. The reader gets more backstory and understanding of why the Rahls did some of the things they did and though it isn't much, Jagang gets a bit more personal spotlight time. It can be said that the book didn't move things forward (all bad guys were killed in the end but Midlands is still occupied by Old World headed by Jagang) but I believe it achieved mr Goodkind's usual interesting commentary/remarks about our own society. 'Faith of the Fallen' looked at socialism vs capitalism (to some extent) and now it would seem that 'The Pillars of Creation' is a look at collective goals vs personal freedom. The series is long but the more books of this calibre there are for me to read, the better.

I happily recommend this book to anyone familiar with the series unsure of whether to continue investing interest in it, but not so much to anyone new to the series.. as throughout the book everything that has happened in the previous books that we readers would see as good accomplishments, are twisted into seeming evil. This is to portray how easy it can be to decieve or mis-understand. Thus if you havent read the previous books, by the end you still may not see the full contrast and importance that this book holds.