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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the book.  Although I couldn't put it down while reading, I do have some issues with it, that I can tell will bleed into the rest of the series.  <br/><br/>1.  Richard and Kahlan spend the entire book apart... This truly sucks.  We spend all of WFR waiting for them to find a way to be toge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42265153">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This series as a whole is very good. I found that once I picked up the first book I flew through the whole series, stopping only when I read the last one out. I then continued reading as they came out. When I started reading them their was only five books, now that the series is complete we can set ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19396446">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I honestly made it only halfway through the book before I had to put it down.  The story was dragging on by the time I put it down.  I already could tell that things like the marriage would not take place for a very long time.  The return of Darken Raul I thought to be kind of lame.   It seems the a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44390008">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The thing I don't like about these books is the constant theme of rape and losing your virtue. I guess it creates that element of terror needed while also showing the evils of war and twisted theology. I can't keep myself from these books, though, because I like a good fantasy. I'm enthralled with s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39333371">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There was an improvement in the writing skill for this book, as I'd hoped he's seemed to have gotten a few of his writing kinks out and it was more enjoyable and less aggravating than the first book. I enjoyed the plot and characters, and thankfully after about the 12th time he finally stopped refer...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74072259">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Kirkus called Wizard's First Rule, Book One of The Sword of Truth, &quot;a wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring epic fantasy debut.&quot; Piers Anthony lauded it as &quot;a phenomenal fantasy, endlessly inventive, that surely marks the commencement of one of the major careers in the genre. It starts in early and keeps hitting you with new magical wonders, building into a truly gripping adventure.&quot;In Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide, Richard was forced to become the Seeker of Truth, to save the world from the vile dominance of Darken Rahl, the most viciously savage and powerful wizard the world had ever seen. He was joined on this epic quest by his beloved Kahlan, the only survivor among the Confessors, who brought a powerful but benevolent justice to the land before Rahl's evil scourge. Aided by Zedd, the last of the wizards who opposed Rahl, they were able to cast him into the underworld, saving the world from the living hell of life under Rahl.But the veil to the underworld has been torn, and Rahl, from beyond the veil, begins to summon a sinister power more dreadful than any he has wielded before. Horrifying creatures escape through the torn veil, wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting world above.If Rahl isn't stopped, he will free the Keeper itself, an evil entity whose power is so vast and foul that once freed, it can never again be contained.Richard and Kahlan must face Rahl and the Keeper's terrible minions. But first, Richard must endure the ministrations of the Sisters of the Light, or die from the pain of magic that is his birthright and his curse. While Richard undertakes the arduous journey to the forbidden city of the Sisters, Kahlan must embark upon a long and dangerous mission to Aydindril, citadel of the old wizards, where she hopes to find Zedd and the help only he can lend to their desperate cause.War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie in their paths, and nothing will save them from a destiny of violent death, unless their courage and faith are joined with luck and they find the elusive....Stone of Tears.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this better than the first book, although it still has some of the flaws of that one. It is really long and drags in the middle part (too much backstory, too much being 'on the way' to what I felt to be the main plot). It really picks up in the latter part, but then the resolution of the main...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66042116">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The veil of the underworld has been torn.<br/>And Darken Rahl, from beyond the veil, has begun to summon a sinister power worse than any he has wielded before.<br/>Armed with the Sword of Truth, Richard Cypher, now become Richard Rahl, must learn to control his own new-found power; or the world will spin into darkness unending.<br/>The Sisters of Light promise help. While Richard journeys to their forbidden city, his beloved Kahlan sets out for Ayindril, citadel of the old wizards, in search of Zedd and the help only he can lend. War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie on their paths. So, also, does their destiny...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[What can I say about this series?  The only negative comment I have is, WOW, these books are long!  But I can read one of Goodkind's novels in about half the time it takes me to read a Martin book.  Terry keeps my interest up much better.  And my personal opinion is that the Sword of Truth series is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60744543">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Kirkus called Wizard's First Rule, Book One of The Sword of Truth, &quot;a wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring epic fantasy debut.&quot; Piers Anthony lauded it as &quot;a phenomenal fantasy, endlessly inventive, that surely marks the commencement of one of the major careers in the genre. It starts in early and keeps hitting you with new magical wonders, building into a truly gripping adventure.&quot;In Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide, Richard was forced to become the Seeker of Truth, to save the world from the vile dominance of Darken Rahl, the most viciously savage and powerful wizard the world had ever seen. He was joined on this epic quest by his beloved Kahlan, the only survivor among the Confessors, who brought a powerful but benevolent justice to the land before Rahl's evil scourge. Aided by Zedd, the last of the wizards who opposed Rahl, they were able to cast him into the underworld, saving the world from the living hell of life under Rahl.But the veil to the underworld has been torn, and Rahl, from beyond the veil, begins to summon a sinister power more dreadful than any he has wielded before. Horrifying creatures escape through the torn veil, wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting world above.If Rahl isn't stopped, he will free the Keeper itself, an evil entity whose power is so vast and foul that once freed, it can never again be contained.Richard and Kahlan must face Rahl and the Keeper's terrible minions. But first, Richard must endure the ministrations of the Sisters of the Light, or die from the pain of magic that is his birthright and his curse. While Richard undertakes the arduous journey to the forbidden city of the Sisters, Kahlan must embark upon a long and dangerous mission to Aydindril, citadel of the old wizards, where she hopes to find Zedd and the help only he can lend to their desperate cause.War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie in their paths, and nothing will save them from a destiny of violent death, unless their courage and faith are joined with luck and they find the elusive....Stone of Tears.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Stone of Tears</em> is the second volume in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, and it has all the same characteristics as the first.  It's intricately plotted, speeds along at a quick pace, and develops your affection for the characters.  It also covers a lot more of the world Terry Goodkind has bui...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49288310">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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