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A Reader posted a review at 2009-10-05 03:43:17. (Language: French)
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 Il est de notoriété publique que tout bon livre d'héroique-fantasy est comparé à Tolkien et encore une fois, les critiques n'y ont pas été de main morte avec les comparaisons flatteuses : "La plus grande fresque de fantasy depuis Tolkien" disent les uns. "Comparable au génie du Seigneur des anneaux" disent les autres. Pour ma part, je dirais que ce romain n'est pas comparable à Tolkien, il est différent. Ni meilleur ni moins bon, incomparable. Autre temps, autre mœurs.
L'intrigue commence tout de suite et nous tient en haleine tout au long des pages. Un monde magique se découvre petit à petit sous nos yeux et des charmes dévoilés font surface ajoutant romance, amour, danger et poésie à ce monde imaginaire mais tellement proche des hommes. Le protagoniste est un jeune garde forestier qui n'a en rien l'âme d'un héro. Il préfère sa petite vie un peu oisive à la vie politique de son frère, maire de la ville. Tout cela n'aurait jamais changé si une sorte de "prisonnier politique" n'avait débarqué dans leur maison et réclamé leur aide pour sauver la paix du monde. Rajoutons à cela que cette tierce personne est une jolie jeune femme et l'aventure commence pour ne finir que 700 pages plus loin. En résumé, un très bon roman distrayant et amusant à lire. A conseiller pour tous les amateurs de fantasy.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-09-06 03:35:44. (Language: English)
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 No, no, no - this does not work at all. You cannot write caracters so thin, like goody-goody Richard, and secrets so thinly veiled that you can guess after two pages who the mysteriuos wizard mentor is. These offences are bad enough, but then to toss in some of the worst and vivic sadistic sex scenes in the middle of a plot oh so thin is just cruel.

I will not read another book of this unbalanced story that mixes a schoolgirl plot with some very adult scenes. Dear Terry, please choose who you want to write for, and if it's the kids, drop the sadomasochism. If it's for the adults, build a better story and do not insult our intelligence any further.

Avoid this book can be my only recommendation! Read Martin's Songs of Ice and Fire instead for an intelligent and adult plot that keeps you pinned and wanting more!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-03-19 08:08:09. (Language: English)
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 I am a Fantasy/Sci-Fi junkie. I've devoured Tolkien, Lewis, Brust, Carey, Forsythe, Pratchett, Anderson, etc with relish.This is, frankly, some of the worst writing I've ever seen. I don't understand how it is so popular.The characters are flat and inconsistent. Instead of growing, they alternate between ignorant innocents to boggling knowledge, back and forth. Likewise, the relationships between them.The writing is disjointed and jerky. The conversations are strange, as if they were 13-year-olds with ADD. They spout off key plot points without provocation, because the author apparently couldn't figure out a reasonable way to LEAD into it.Don't waste your time. I'm halfway through the first book, and that's as far as I'm going.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-11 05:56:37. (Language: English)
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 This is the first book in the Sword of Truth series in which we are introduced to the world in which the saga will play out. We meet Richard Cypher, a lowly woods guide with a big future ahead of him. Kahlan Amnell, a beautiful stranger sent to find the identity of the First Wizard and ask for his help in the war against a powerful D'Haran nation hell-bent on conquest. We are introduced to the magic of this world, and from here begin the journey with Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, Chase, Rachel and a host of new peoples, civilizations and cultures which make up the world in which the Seeker and his magical Sword of Truth are destined to defend at all costs.

The series is due to end with the final book due for release this year. The final 3 books start with Chainfire, continue with Phantom and then due to finish in a powerful conclusion. I can't wait!
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-08-02 04:31:18. (Language: English)
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 How do people think this tripe is good? Seriously, "Richard actually felt sorry for the little Princess. The sadness for her came over him in a wave. At that feeling, he was surprised to feel the thing in him that had come awake rise up." The thing in him. This got by an editor? Really? It's not an isolated incident.. " She gave him her special smile." Terry Goodkind, master of the awkward sentence.

Let's not forget that the first quote comes from a scene where our hero kicks an 8-year-old girl in the jaw. Real heroic there Richard. Not to mention the entire scene was patently absurd. No, not even uber-special heroes can kick hard enough to bite through tongue, shatter teeth, and send an 8-year-old across a room. But if you could and did, you'd be an asshole.

So it's clear then, that Goodkind fails at prose, and his hero is entirely unsympathetic, yes? The entire series goes on in this vein. And that is why Wizard's First Rule is under my "Won't Read" list.

And just as one last thing, please read this, and with all seriousness, tell me it does not sound ridiculous. "The bird let out a slow chicken cackle. It sounded like a chicken, but in her heart she knew it wasn't. In that instant, she completely understood the concept of a chicken that was not a chicken. This looked like a chicken, like most of the Mud People's chickens. But this was no chicken. This was evil manifest." That was from Soul of the Fire, later on in the series. Funny thing, I thought you're supposed to get better with practise.
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Sandeep posted a review at 2011-10-01 06:03:30. (Language: English)
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 Will you share something more @ the story ? I am fond of listening & not of reading .
What happens next ?
Sandeep Patil
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-07 01:19:58. (Language: English)
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 Really good. I couldn't put it down. I was pulled in by it, but then was somewhat put off near the beginning with some of the likenesses to lord of the rings. The different lands and the need for the heroes to travel, mostly walking, all of the way across these dangerous lands, to stop the world from being destroyed. The description of the previous seeker made me immediately envision gollum, especially with him constantly saying "mine mine gimme gimme" which was basically his own "my precious." After that, it got much better and pulled me back in completely. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. As for the scene with the eight year old. It wasn't ever said that it was the right thing to do. Richard doesn't constantly do the right thing.. he is actually wrong a lot of the time. I wasn't worried about what morality the book was "pushing" as many others seem to be doing, I just enjoyed the extremely good story with imaginative scenes and good imagery.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-02-10 04:05:57. (Language: English)
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 One rainy Summers day when I was but a school boy and (being a geek) needed books to fill those endless days off, I found this little thing in a library sale for 60p. I read it, closed the book and read it again. Since then I've never looked back and followed the series up to it's conclusion this year (it's the end of an era). It's a bit cliched but this guy can make you laugh out loud and cry until you can't read the words (yeah, that was cliched). Beware though! He's not afraid of describing things that would make Disney a little uncomfortable on their office chairs.
Justfabulous.It's the first book in the series, but it can stand on its own as a fantastic, gripping read. If you're looking for a new fantasy author to get your peeps into, have a go at this.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-02 06:11:51. (Language: English)
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 This is, by far, the worst book I have ever read. No really. This is me being completely serious. What, might you ask, did I find this book to be lacking? *deep breath* Character development, plot, plot pacing, general writing ability, originality, competent editing...I better stop before I work myself into yet another rage over what qualifies as publishable, let alone a best seller these days. The horror of this book has faded from my memory a bit, but I remember being angry over the wasted hours of my life and the sheer arrogance of this evil, evil "writer". His pen name shouldn't be Terry Goodkind. It should Terry Badcruel.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-04-12 10:00:55. (Language: English)
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 Halfway through this book, and finding it doesn't live up to my expectations. Shockingly predictable, as the evil force of Darken Rahl is obviously going to loose, as him triumphing would mean end of world and there's more books in this series, the wizard, Zedd, ranges from weak to powerful as narrative demands. The first opening line "It was an odd looking vine", not too intureging. At least he doesn't continue with the shocking attempt at poetic prose the entire way through the book. Characters are much the same as 1000 other sci fi, and seem a bit dense at times. Kahlan ranges from defiant to weak irritatingly. And what sort of a name is Richard for the lead in a fantasy novel? Anyhow, comparison with Tolkien is sacralige. The description of the world is very uninspired, with no interesting concepts of an alternate scifi world. Worth a read if you were on a long plane journey maybe.... But I'm still only halfway through, my opinion may difer by the end. Hope there's surprises yet!
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-29 04:27:30. (Language: English)
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 I had toyed with the idea of picking up 'Wizard's First Rule' on several occasions, but for some reason or another, I kept going with something else. Maybe it was because most of the fantasy available today was (by my own standards) drivel... I was also afraid of wasting another 12 bucks on something that I would eventrually give up on after a hundred pages or so. But I finally did it - and after I started it, I suddenly realized how much I had cheated myself during all that time. Rarely will a first-time author have what it takes capture my imagination, and deliver such a satisfying tale as well, but Terry Goodkind pulled it off.

Richard Cypher, mild-mannered wood guide from a small town is suddenly and violently pushed into a battle between good and evil, one that he never even knew existed. All at once Richard discovers a few strange, not to mention difficult-to-aspect facts: His friend Zedd isn't what he seems and neither is Richard. This is far from the typical good vs. evil fantasy fare available today. Travelling between the boundaries and meeting dragons, ultimate betrayal and a particularly difficult woman who is bent on torturing Richard to the brink of death - over and over again... only to be faced with Darken Rahl, who is more rutheless than anyone Richard has ever known, and yet is much closer to him than he thought possible. The scope and vision that Goodkind has created with this first volume in the Sword of Truth series is still my favourite, and to this day ranks as my all-time favourite fantasy novel in print (outside of Lord of the Rings)

Just who is Kahlan anyway? Is she who she says she is, or is she something more? Can Richard cross the seemingly impossible chasm that ultimately forces all Confessors to live a life without a true and loving mate? How does Zedd fit into all of this? And let's not forget the Sword of Truth given to Richard by Zedd... what can it do? What does it do to Richard? I must admit, I absolutely loved this book. I have read it several times, which I rarely (if ever) do, and I give it my highest recommendation to all fantasy lovers. A quick of word of warning to those who have yet to start this series: beware... it gets under your skin, but don't let that stop you from starting this amazingly entertaining series.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-08-01 04:03:09. (Language: English)
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 Author: Terry Goodkind

Title: Wizard’s First Rule

Publication Date: 1994

Number of Pages: 820

Geographical Setting: The Midlands, Westland and D’Hara regions of the “New World”

Time Period: In the time of “The Boundaries”

Series: This is the first of ten “Sword of Truth” novels, including a prequel

Plot Summary: Richard Cypher is bestowed the title of Seeker by Zedd, his wizard friend, and sets off on a quest to save his homeland from the evil Darken Rahl, determined to conjure up an all powerful magic in which to rule the world. With the help of his friend, Chase and the mysterious Kahlan, a woman with secret powers, Richard begins to accept his new responsibilities and learns about the power of The Sword of Truth. While Richard has strong feelings for Kahlan, he must stick to his mission to defeat evil at any price.

Subject Headings: Magic; Quest; Wizards; Witches; Beasts; Betrayal; Epic; Torture; Queens; Debut; Series; Dragons; Mature Themes; Violence; Sexuality.

Similar Authors: Bakker, R. Scott; Brooks, Terry; Brust, Steven; Cook, Glen; Eddings, David; Erikson, Steven; Esslemont, Ian Cameron; Farland, David; Feist, Raymond E.; Hayden, Elizabeth; Hobb, Robin; Jordan, Robert; Keyes, J. Gregory; Lynch, Scott; Martin, George R.R.; Modesitt, L.E.; Williams, Tad.

Appeal: Densely written; unhurried; detailed, vivid main characters (series); multiple points of view; introspective; complex; explicit violence; mature themes; plot twists; action orientated; detailed setting; details of magic and wizardry; philosophical; gritty; suspenseful; natural.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-16 10:19:13. (Language: English)
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 In this epic fantasy a handful of characters struggle to defeat Darken Rahl. Rahl is an evil ruler who has invoked a powerful magic—the “three boxes of orden”—to become supreme rule over everyone and everything. However, Rahl only has two of the boxes and is seeking the third to complete the set.Rahl is on a rigorous timetable. He has set the boxes “in play” to invoke some of their power without having all three boxes and without knowing precisely how they function. He must locate the third box and a set of instructions for them known as the “Book of Counted Shadows” by the first day of Winter or he will die.In this fantasy world there are three contiguous lands separated from one another by magical barriers set in place to keep the three lands separate. However, these barriers won’t last forver. Already the barrier between Darken Rahl’s D’hara and the Midlands has fallen and the barrier separating the Midlands from the Westlands is weakening.Kahlan, a woman with certain magical powers, has crossed the barrier into the Westlands (at a great cost to her people) in hopes of locating the old wizard that defeated Panis Rahl decades earlier. The wizard disappeared years earlier, after defeating Panis Rahl, when the people of the Midlands began to disregard the wizard's warnings. As Kahlan arrives in the Westlands he is befriended by Richard Cypher, a woods guide, who is attracted to her and has decided to do what he can to help her.To defeat Rahl, Richard and Kahlan enter the Midlands and locate the third box of Orden and keep it from Rahl until the first day of Winter. Unknown to Richard she is the last of a group of women known as Confessors Since she and Richard have become friends she has been reluctant to inform him that she is a “Confessor”, feeling that once she does, their friendship will be at an end.The novel deals with trust and deception, love and anger. Richard and Kahlan encounter the “Mud people”, a beautiful witch, a giant red, and the Mord Sith (women trained from their childhood in the techniques of torture and pain). Most important is the characters of “the Seeker”—a young man who wields the “Sword of Truth” in this first installment of Goodkind’s “Sword of Truth” series.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-28 08:50:04. (Language: English)
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 It wasn't such a bad story, per say, just a bad storyteller. I'd go so far as to say it might have been possible to be worth reading if someone else wrote it, but I'm not going to spend too much time thinking about this, because like a horrific car crash that changes your life, all I want to do is forget about Wizard's First Rule, but as part of the coping process I must talk about it - vent my emotions, if you will, least I one day explode on a seemingly random violent rampage slaughtering all living beings in sight or my capacity to travel ironically embodying the very same pointless (no matter how many times Goodkind slaps the word "need" around) and childish rage that Richard, the hollow stand-in of a hero seems driven by.

I'M TREMBLING WITH ANGER AND RIGHTEOUSNESS EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND NOTHING AND HAVE NO REASON TO BE EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED! I LOVE A MAGICAL MYSTERIOUS WOMAN THAT'S AS EASY TO FIGURE OUT AS MY AUTHOR'S DISTURBINGLY BLATANT SEXUAL FANTASIES BECAUSE WE MOLESTED AN APPLE TOGETHER IN GROTESQUELY TASTELESS PROSE! GRRRR! ARGH!
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-23 05:20:56. (Language: English)
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 One of the finest fantasy series I have read, the Sword of Truth truly captured my attention.

It is too bad that Disney couldn't get the TV series right. You would think with its resources and an entire season it could portray this story well.

Sadly, instead of highlighting the written word (as Peter Jackson did with his adaptation of LOTR), I can't imagine anyone watching these more than once...assuming they suffered through them the first time.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-09-16 02:59:02. (Language: English)
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 Recomended to me by (trendy) Wendy pickford... sorry Illman. now she is all married up. since reading it i have bought 15+ copied in the past 5 years and given them away as gifts.

my mum, dad, sister and most of my close freinds are now hooked.

I gave up the series at faith of the fallen. but my family and friends are still reading them esspeccially Hazel and Liz . who have, i am glad to say become bigger fans than i have. maybe because i started driving and not spending hours on the bus , but i just dont get chance to read anymore.

I remember sat in the office in manchester sneaking a read of the odd page here and there while the boss wasnt looking.

awsome series, really gripping, heart racing, thought provoking, genuine attention to descriptive detail. terry goodkind really makes you feel imersed in every quest and challange.

Thanks Wendy for recomending it to me!!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-03-19 09:07:29. (Language: English)
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 This review contains spoilers.Review too long? Here's the short version: Wizard's First Rule? People are stupid. So are you if you buy this book.Ugh...where to start? This book and the series as a whole is complete and utter trash.Let's start with the basics. Richard Rahl is a simple woodsman who somehow manages to save a "confessor" from a group of highly trained assassins. He then goes on to be the most powerful wizard in the world, as well as the "seeker of truth," a special dude who wields the sword of truth. The sword of truth is a sword with truth written on it (I'm being serious here). He gets this because he is Always Rightâ„¢. He is Always Rightâ„¢ so much that he kicks an 8 year old girl in the face and it was the Moralâ„¢ thing to do.Now, this book is bad enough on it's own, but Terry Goodkind's attitude doesn't make it much better. Firstly, he's a staunch follower of Ayn Rand's school of objectivism. Goodkind uses his books to promote objectivism. There are speeches on this subject that can literally take up three or four pages sprinkled liberally throughout the books. Terry Goodkind also really, really doesn't like communism and he goes out of his way to get across his point that Communism Is Badâ„¢. If you prefer your books to be more about plot and characterization than philosophical zealotry, don't read this series.One last thing -- the series actually gets WORSE as it goes on. The first book might have been okay as a stand-alone novel, but after 10 books and one novella it gets pretty intolerable.Now, I like the fantasy genre, and I'm tolerant enough of wordy authors to have read most of Stephen King's books as well as the majority of The Wheel of Time series, but the Sword of Truth series is honestly some of the worst writing I've ever read in my life. If you like fantasy and are looking for a new book to read, I would reccomend A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-24 11:31:33. (Language: English)
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 "People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true."

This book was the first fantasy book I've ever read and to date, is the only fantasy series I've ever read. I have to admit that I was skeptical in trying this this genre of book, but I found this novel to be so engrossing that I was unable to put it down.

Terry Goodkind is a superlative writer and Wizard's First Rule sets up perfectly the world of Richard and Kahlan for the rest of the series. It was action packed, adventurous and emotionally charged. We are introduced to characters and Goodkind does a good job on the character development.

A caveat for those who are hardcore fantasy readers, from what I hear fr. my friends who are more familiar w/ fantasy novels, may feel that Goodkind may be "borrowing" ideas. I have to admit when I read the first book from the Wheel of Time series, I saw many parallels. However, that did not change my opinion of the book. I have read this book numerous times and am never tired of it.

It's a must read!!!!!!!!
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-06-23 04:59:39. (Language: English)
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 I might just adore this book. It's possible. I don't like to admit it, since I've more or less moved past my fantasy phase (and I certainly read a lot of terrible fantasy growing up) but this one remains on my bookshelf and I'm beginning to worry whether the spine will hold through another read. I love Richard, and I admire Kahlan, and I adore Zedd, and I can't help but sympathize with the sadistic Rahl, even as I hate him. The characters can be somewhat black and white, but the story is engaging and fun. There's no groundbreaking new work in the genre at play here, and don't worry if some of the situations sound familiar: they are. I don't love it for it's literary value, however. I love it for what it is. It is conventional; it is well written; it is a step rougher than most modern fantasy.

If you're looking for a handsome man caught unawares by his own latent magical power who goes on an epic journey, finds his true lady love, and discovers that the true power of the world is love, all while vanquishing the forces of evil and darkness from the land, this is your book. Just a note of advice, read the sequels at your own risk. Once Goodkind steps up onto his soapbox, there's no coaxing him down.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-19 06:28:58. (Language: English)
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 I think that this was a generally good book that was held back by the author. Although the basic idea was good and the characters are set up nicely, Terry Goodkind just is not that great of an author. All throughout the book I could see what he meant for the characters to be but was constantly aware of how they fell short of that. For example, the main character is described at the beginning of the book as someone who tends address situations in a peaceful way and use his humor and good nature to break up fights. But for most of the book his first reaction to every adversity is to stab them with his shiny new sword. Additionally, there were what could have been several very fun plot twists that were spoiled by Goodkind's lack of subtlety. As if he fears that the audience won't be able to follow the plot, Goodkind often explains his plot twist right before revealing it. This made it predictable. Overall I think this could have been a good book but could have use a lot more editing.
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-01-02 08:04:09. (Language: English)
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 Wizard's First Rule is certainly an engaging novel. The problem is, the entire time I was reading it, I was comparing it to other fantasy novels because it ultimately feels like a jumble of Tolkien and Roberts works. Unfortunately, Goodkind falls rather short of these two acclaimed writers, leaving me constantly disappointed. Its a fun read, but it never felt satisfying.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-02-09 05:26:24. (Language: English)
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 I really want to give it 2 satrs but have to grudgingly admit some merit. Characters are engaging but OH it waffles on. It took me about 200 pages of tiny print before I really got into it, and then I found it much too dark and violent for my taste. Villains are not just evil - they are the purest essential distillation of evil and take cruel pleasure in demonstrating it at length, in detail, over many many pages. Also areas of it are strangely disjointed and feel like some sort of plot glue is missing, which can be very disorientating.I don't think I shall be reading the rest of the series, but it wasn't so bad it was unfinishable. Sorry to all those on here that clearly loved it to bits.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-28 09:43:28. (Language: English)
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 This book is awesome!!!! I didn't think I would like it because the genre seemed kind of stupid to me, but once I started I realized how great this book is. Richard and Kahlan have such a tumultuous and mysterious relationship mixed in with all of the crazy magic that is going on around them, which makes this a real page-turner. This book is almost 900 pages, but I swear you will not want to put it down once you start. From love, to war, torture, to success: this book has it all. I really LOVE this series and Richard and Kahlan rock my world.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-12-27 09:28:04. (Language: English)
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 The book that began the epic journey of Richard and Kahlan. I remember my friends and I all read this book when it first came out and thought how wonderfully inventive it was. It's not your typical fantasy novel with dragons and elves and wizards and all the traditional roles one comes to associate with the genre. Instead, it was about a young man who'd grown up in a realm without magic and suffered tragedy, meets a young woman on the run and is given a great responsibility. While the insistances throughtout the series of how "rare a person" Richard is get annoying after a while, he and Kahlan fall in love and have to find a way to be together, while Richard also is guided by what he feels is right in his role that is above all laws and kings. He answers only to the truth and that makes him one of the greatest heros of the genre. He is less than splendid, not regal in bearing nor is he opulently outfitted. He is a simple woods guide who happens to carry the responsibility of fighting dark magic from enveloping the world. smartly written and chock full of intriguing characters, this book launched a fantastic series that will be one of my favorites forever.
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Aaron posted a review at 2010-04-08 10:55:22. (Language: English)
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 I remember years and years ago coming across Terry Goodkind novels at a flea market, I believe it might have been. I'm afraid that at the time I had him confused with fantasy author Terry Brooks. I had not and have not read much fantasy—still have not read Brooks books; though admittedly, since reading Cervantes "Don Quixote", I have slowly been picking up interest in the genre.

My obliviousness to Goodkind, Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, and "The Sword of Truth" novels remained until one day I came upon the tv show "Legend of the Seeker", which of course, I found out was based on Goodkind's fantasy novels.

Now, since the beginning I have been a fan of the television shows "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (remember the rare N64 game that was available only through Blockbuster?) and "Xena: Warrior Princess" (I had the Xena N64 fighting title too).

I must say that I did not immediately take to the tv show "Legend of the Seeker". I don't take to many tv shows at all. It grew on me. When enlightenment came (partially due to the beauty of the actresses who play Kahlan and Cara), I jumped completely on board when I came across the 1st novel in the series.

I was absolutely delighted with "Wizard's First Rule". It was strange being vaguely familiar with the characters already, yet not at all disillusioning—in fact, just the opposite. I was a bit wary of jumping into something 836 pages long, but wow!, did they fly by!

I was a bit shocked at what an excellent writer Goodkind was. I wonder if he is a wizard... Not once did I find reading a chore! The story of the Seeker is truly magical. I have fallen in love with the characters. Together with the tv fantasy nostalgia, the wizards, Confessors, Mord'Sith, dragons, Gars, border guards, underworld creatures, vile princesses—just WOW! Most of all, I love Richard's Westland forests...& Kahlan. ( ^_- )

Can't wait to continue the series. I plan to finish the novels before completely immersing myself in the tv show (don't want to spoil it!).

I feel a bit like I should go into the story, but it is of such epic proportions, I feel I can only do it justice by bragging on it! Quite a time Richard had there with Denna... Read it!
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