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Submitted by Darren 
(Dec 12, 2002)

I only started reading "Sword of Truth" last year and it was the absolute best series I had ever read. Then I read Pillars of Creation. Was it a good story, yes. was it half as good as any book in the rest of the series, no. Every chapter I was hoping Richard would show up.He is the main character in the series. We read the series because we can't get enough of the struggle Richard and Kahlan fight, so to have a book with them until the last few pages seems like a bit like getting the short end of the stick.
Does Terry contradict himself with this book on the premise that the Rahls cannot not use magic. No, Oba and Jensen do not use magic - in fact they are the complete absense of magic. they are ying to Richards yang as it were. Will I keep reading, yes for sure.
And I do not want to stir up a hornets nest, but I started reading "Wheel of Time" and yes there are more similarities - and very close ones at that between the 2 - prime example are the white cloaks and the blood of the fold-. Of course Jordan used ALOT of stuff from the bible - Does that stop me from enjoying both series - absolutely not.

Can't wait for the next installment

This book, as the rest of mr. Goodkind`s books, is a startingly good book. It is good that we get to know about the Rahl bond, and get to know Richards half-sister, which we have been waiting for a long time... The reason that I rate this to a five start book, is; Mr. Goodkind has a fabolous way to put down words on a paper. He makes his own world, and almost makes the readers want to move in to this "world". His last book: "Pillars of creation" is no less better than the others, so It`s worth reading it. More than worth it.

I've been following the series since the first book (Wizards First Rule) all in all, I've been impressed with everything that Mr. Goodkind has put out. While a little off the pace of his writing, Pillars of Creation was still an excellent read. It lets the people understand more about the Ungifted Rahl's. I, personally, was glad that this was how he decided this book was going to be. Ever since Temple of the Winds, and the mentioning of a 'possible half-sister', I was rather expectant of 'her' playing a possible part in the future of the series. I immensely recommend this book to all book lovers and fantasy fans.

Hmmm... What can I say to express to you how disappointed I was after reading PoC? I felt that this book was not up to Goodkinds normal standards. I have read the other six books and after reading this one have come to the conclusion that, while still being a good author, Goodkind is losing his touch. Wizards First Rule was a very, very good piece of literature, but I felt that this one played no major part in the continuing story line. Here we have all of these new characters that the book is centered around, and in the end they no longer are part of the story. It was a waste of space if you ask me. He could have been writing about somthing good, instead of Jensen and Oba, because there is no longer any way for any of the new characters to fit in with the rest of the forthcoming books. I also thought that Goodkind was contradicting himself at times. He claims that the ungifted heirs of a Rahl posses no magic at all and yet they are able to control the minds of others? It was not his best work and sort of felt like a brand new story. Besides that though, it was pretty good.

As a long time fan of Terry Goodkind's work, I could hardly wait to get this book off the shelf and into my hands for reading. I was a bit surprised at first that the book was not centered around Richard and Kahlan as everyone is used to, but rather the story of Jennsen, a woman who has feared death her entire life. I won't go into too much detail because I do not want to ruin the book for others. But it is an excellent book definately worth reading. My favorite part of Terry's books has always been his characters and the depth of emotion he gets into with them. In that respect, this book is no dfferent from the others in the series. And Richard and Kahlan do show up towards the end. All in all, I thought it was a very good book and I highly reccomend it for fans of Goodkind's writing.