Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind

(238 ratings) Submit Review / Comment More reviews by author A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Submitted by Billy Spears
(Apr 21, 2000)

Terry Goodkind is the best author I've read and believe me I've read alot of books.  I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys wizardry.

I read the first book of Terry Goodkind in one day - nobody could get me off it. I know the book was not really good one. The same stereotypes of heroes, the same adventures everything is very typical. But something in the book keeps you reading more and more. You can't possibly stop. The first book was a real good one.
Then I read a second one. I still enjoyed it, but the quality already was lower then the one of the first book.
The third book was already quite boring. And I even challenged myself a little to read it. My opinion of Goodkind's books became a little lower.
About a year later I suddenly found the forth book of Sword of Truth and decided to read it. It really disappointed me. There were so much stereotypes, the same adventures and so much sex that it made me thick. I spent about month reading it. It was real bad.
Now, couple days ago I found in the library the fifth book and suddenly decided to take and read it. I think it wasn't that bad as the fourth one. It still had lots of things to inprove, but still was better than the fourth one.
Maybe Mr. Goodkind will go on the right track with his six's book and will do it better than the fifth one. May be Richard still have a chance. I really hope so.

Wizard's First Rule was awesome, in that the author presented us a whole new world; a fantasy world that made more sense and help more reality than any other to date (including Tolkein). It can be said that Wizard's FIrst Rule is, in many ways, better than The Lord of the Rings.

Stone of Tears was cool, too. It opened up the idea of the Old World, and the challenge of keepin the Keeper kept. It started the idea of Richard as a War Wizard, and the storyline of the Sisters of the Light/Dark.

Blood of the Fold was allright; it lacked a Darked Rahl, a Keeper of the Dead; its only redeeming value was Richard becoming the Lord Rahl and takign over the world. SO, it wasn't so bad. It established Jagang, too. Blood of the Fold was okay.

Temple of the Winds kicked arse. It finalyl opens the door to the time before and during the War three thousand years ago; it introduced Drefan Rahl; it actually had Jagang DO stuff. And the whole idea of the plage as the enemy, not some guy who can be killed, was really cool.

Soul of the Fire... what can I say. Like Episode I: TPM, this one was indeed a disappointment. The Chimes are too phantasmic, too evil (almost) to be interesting baddies. They don't hunt Richard even! And the vote thing: well, that was neat, but boring, as all votes are. The idea of having RIchard confront an ancient, undead War Wizard should have been stressed more. Nothign happened during this novel. It was truly a disppointment. However, it sets the stage for a bit more fun.

I myself was hoping #6 would be titled "Father Confessor" or soemthing, but oh well. From what I hear, its about Richard and Kahlan betrayin each other AGAIN for some reason. How ridiculous: even in #4, with all the awesome War-Wizardin' and Templin' and PLaguein', the idea of Dick and Kahl betrayin each other had me gaggin "Oh, here we go again. Wasn't this just like Stone of Tears?"

Basically, one writer to a greater (who seems to be more involved in teh commerical aspects of this series than much else), lets have Jagang all-but take over the world, and an older, trained Richard and his son teh Father Confessor try to take back the Midlands. OR SOMETHING, ANYTHING OTHER THAN POOR KAHLAN'S LUV PROBLEMS. KILL HER OFF, DAMMIT, SHE'S GOTTEN ANNOYING. Uhrm... disregard the last, hoesnt though it is.

First off, im not one to read much but this series i believe is one of the best i have ever read. From the start it caught me and through each book "theres some parts that are boring, but then he shots in there a part that makes you wanna read the rest of the book in 10 mins if you coud" I couldnt put the books down i read all the books out i believe and i couldnt put them down. Great author, great series, but how many times can he repeat what the mother confessor is and that richard is a woods guide..... And some parts in the book make you sick "the one in white who loves you will betray you in blood "you all know what that one is if you read that book" that was just sick! heh....
Mr. Goodkind if you ever read this thankyou for putting out this series, i have enjoyed reading it very much and hope to read the rest of the books when they come out.

Terry Goodkind's "Wizards First Rule" was the book that first got me reading Fanatasy. I think that he is one of the best writers out there. I have found however as I read more books by different authors, that Terry likes to repeat himself in the plots of his stories. I mean how many times can Richard get separated from His wife, she betray him, and then he get captured by a sister. I don't try to say that I could do any better,in fact inspite of that minor problem in his plots, Terry Goodkind rates up there a one of my favorite authors, along side Robert Jordan, David Eddings, and Ramond E. Feist all of which have great books and Series. So keep writing Terry but try something new for a change I'll still be reading. But, That's just my opinion and I don't claim to be and expert