Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, Book 4)
by Terry Goodkind
published
September 15th 1998
(first published 1997)
by Tor Fantasy
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Paperback, 992 pages
isbn
0812551486
(isbn13: 9780812551488)
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On the red moon will come the firestorm....Wielding the Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the D'Haran p...more
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Read in March, 2008
currently reading this, and compared to book 3, this one is rubbish.
i do not like kahlan how she keeps crying
richards character is quite boring and two faced, he is trying to be mr perfect...his acceptance as the ruler was just to sudden, i felt there was no good flow between woods guide and ruler.
the story line is concentrated in that damn confessors castle
there is to much about fighting some plague and not enough action trying to find a solution.
very slow story line, and every ti...more
i do not like kahlan how she keeps crying
richards character is quite boring and two faced, he is trying to be mr perfect...his acceptance as the ruler was just to sudden, i felt there was no good flow between woods guide and ruler.
the story line is concentrated in that damn confessors castle
there is to much about fighting some plague and not enough action trying to find a solution.
very slow story line, and every ti...more
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This is the one that made me stop reading the series. In fact, I set the book down without even finishing it. Goodkind just keeps rehashing the same old stuff over and over and it's not fresh any more. He's also downright fixated on sex and I just felt too disgusted to continue. I don't have a problem with reading about sex (I read the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey, for crying out loud!) - it's not the sex, it's the intent that creeped me out. I haven't picked up another Goodkind book since...more
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Read in January, 2005
This book was the nail in the coffin for my interest in reading this series. While the first offering was an alright read, the events that occured in the following books got more ludicrous. Add in a cheesy romance story that's so over-the-top and this rubbish became almost unbearable to finish. I don't know how so many people can recommend this series. I feel that it is utter garbage. If I could give less than one star (read: zero) I would.
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Read in January, 2003
i probably was getting burned out on the series so i didn't like it as much, but goodkind also needed to get laid; and badly. his sexual frustration comes out through the characters and it isn't good for anybody.
after going back and reading it, it still wasn't a good book.
after going back and reading it, it still wasn't a good book.
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Once again, a story line that would be inconsequentual if the main characters would only talk to one another instead of rushing of headlong into danger (to cause more problems). I stopped reading the series after this book.
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Read in August, 2008
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The only part of this book that truly aggravated me was the end. Once again (and I can say this without spoiling it, because I won't reveal any details), Richard manages to avoid the consequences of the tragedy introduced during the rising action. Maybe I'm just sick. Maybe it's wrong of me to want characters to suffer. But this guy's luck is incredible.
The redeeming aspect of the end is that there are sort of consequences (the chimes), but they won't make an appearance until the next bo...more
The redeeming aspect of the end is that there are sort of consequences (the chimes), but they won't make an appearance until the next bo...more
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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 the whole thing into some perspective. I will be happy to see the TV show starting fall of 2008 and hope it is as good as the books.
On the less than benign side, the author does tend to stop telli...more
On the less than benign side, the author does tend to stop telli...more
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Read in March, 2002
Terry Goodkind, Temple of the Winds (Tor, 1997)
I didnt think Terry Goodkind could outdo the second novel in the Sword of Truth series, Stone of Tears. I was wrong.
Temple of the Winds is the fourth Sword of Truth novel, continuing the adventures of the many people weve come to know and love over the course of the last twenty-five-hundred-odd pages of the series. While the main drawback of Blood of the Fold (the constant retelling of previous events, as if Goodkind expects people to read thi...more
I didnt think Terry Goodkind could outdo the second novel in the Sword of Truth series, Stone of Tears. I was wrong.
Temple of the Winds is the fourth Sword of Truth novel, continuing the adventures of the many people weve come to know and love over the course of the last twenty-five-hundred-odd pages of the series. While the main drawback of Blood of the Fold (the constant retelling of previous events, as if Goodkind expects people to read thi...more
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Read in April, 2007
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Read in June, 2007
Up to this point, this is the worst book in the series, though it is still excellently written and entertaining. This book focuses mostly on the advent of a plague in the Midlands, spread by Emperor Jagang and one of his loyal Sisters of the Dark.
This book is the most heavy handed with the theme of Richard and Kahlan being split up, to its detriment. From the very beginning it talks of them betraying eachother in order to save their people, and it is sort of hammered into your head throug...more
This book is the most heavy handed with the theme of Richard and Kahlan being split up, to its detriment. From the very beginning it talks of them betraying eachother in order to save their people, and it is sort of hammered into your head throug...more
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Read in July, 2008
Temple of the winds is a very intriguing book, especially for Goodkind. It holds your attention riveted the whole time. The theme of this book is forgiveness. However, the events that unfold to set up the need for forgiveness are intensely illustrated. This is one of Goodkind's more graphic books and as such, it was harder to enjoy. None of the following books contain the same amount of questionable scenes. I think he must have learned that, although intense and graphic scenes can help demonstra...more
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Read in June, 2008
Ok, I give up this series is terrible. I don't know why i was punishing myself getting this far into the series, I guess it was because I was too lazy to try to find another fantasy series to read (which I have been in the mood for)
I only got about 40 pages into this one, and found myself skipping over half the words. His writing style seemed to have degraded to the level of a fifth grade essay; first this happened, then that happened because this other thing happened...Jesus, it was like havi...more
I only got about 40 pages into this one, and found myself skipping over half the words. His writing style seemed to have degraded to the level of a fifth grade essay; first this happened, then that happened because this other thing happened...Jesus, it was like havi...more
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After reading the previous 3 books in this series, I got tired of the relationship and the whole predicament
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