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Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth #3)

by Terry Goodkind (Goodreads Author)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 33,437 ratings · 585 reviews

When Richard Cypher's odyssey began nobody could have imagined where his adventure would lead. Overcoming personal tragedy and becoming the Seeker, wielder of the magical Sword of Truth, Richard defeated the megalomaniacal wizard Darken Rahl and fell in love with Kahlan Amnell, who, as the Mother Confessor, wields considerable magic in her own right and presides over the M...more

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Published August 15th 1997 by Tor Fantasy (first published January 1st 1996)

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Mar 31, 2009 Kat Hooper rated it 3 of 5 stars

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.

This review refers to the SOT series through book 9.

Terry Goodkind’s first book Wizard’s First Rule was great! Except for the actual First Rule ("People are Stupid"), which was...stupid. The story had so many unique and fascinating characters (especially the secondary ones). I was in love with Richard; I wanted to be a Mord-Sith. The next couple of books of The Sword of Truth were pretty good, too.

Then...I don’t know what happened...it just TOTALLY lost it...more ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.

This review refers to the SOT series through book 9.

Terry Goodkind’s first book Wizard’s First Rule was great! Except for the actual First Rule ("People are Stupid"), which was...stupid. The story had so many unique and fascinating characters (especially the secondary ones). I was in love with Richard; I wanted to be a Mord-Sith. The next couple of books of The Sword of Truth were pretty good, too.

Then...I don’t know what happened...it just TOTALLY lost it. The writing style became incredibly annoying and Richard was getting WAY too preachy (constant Ayn Rand-ish humanistic ranting). But, I kept going because I was really invested by this time. And each time I bought one of his $25 hardback books, I found myself rolling my eyes at every passive sentence and starting to fall asleep during the sermons (when did Richard hire a speech writer??).

And the plot really got ssslllllloooowwww (just look at the book covers for Chainfire and Phantom — you can tell we're not going anywhere). But the weirdest thing is that I kept buying these 1 star books! I can’t explain my behavior, except to say that Terry Goodkind is (was) a master at plot and characterization (truly, his secondary characters are so well done). So I kept thinking that things would get better, but they did not. How did he pull off that excellent first booK?? I've learned from this experience that I can put down a book if it's not good. There's too much good literature to read.

According to Mr Goodkind, those of us who have bailed out are ignorant and uneducated. Wow. That is something I have never been called before. I should have realized right from the start ("Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid") what kind of fellow Terry Goodkind is. Here is a quote from a chat session conducted with Mr Goodkind (this used to be on his website, but has now been removed. It is well-documented on the internet, however.):

"Why would they continue to read books they claim are bad? Because they hate that my novels exists. Values arouse hatred in these people. Their goal is not to enjoy life, but to destroy that which is good — much like a school child who does not wish to study for a test and instead beats up a classmate who does well. These people hate what is good because it is good. Their lives are limited to loathing and indifference. It isn't that they want to read a good book, what they want is to make sure that you do not. Ignore them." —Terry Goodkind

I say Terry Goodkind is the one acting like a school child having a tantrum. I regret that he got so much of my money. I hope you won't give him any of yours. If you really want to try a Goodkind book, I would recommend that you go to the library and check out the first few, and then trust me that you don't need to read any further. I will not read the last book. I'm not even tempted. What an ass.

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Jun 30, 2009 Keely rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: childhood, fantasy, novel, reviewed, american

I had to stop bringing this book to Junior High just so people would stop asking why I was reading a book about menstruation. Thanks Terry.

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Jan 24, 2008 Robert Beveridge rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: finished, owned-and-gave-away

Terry Goodkind, Blood of the Fold (Tor, 1996)

Back when I was a kid, I was crazy about the various exploits of Donald Sobol's pint-sized sleuth Encyclopedia Brown. There was rarely a week where I didn't have at least one Encyclopedia Brown book out of at least one library somewhere near wherever I was living at the time. A fine set of books, those. Each was a collection of various mini-mysteries solved by Brown (and, later, his gorgeous sidekick Sally Kimball; after all, every sleuth needs a gorg...more Terry Goodkind, Blood of the Fold (Tor, 1996)

Back when I was a kid, I was crazy about the various exploits of Donald Sobol's pint-sized sleuth Encyclopedia Brown. There was rarely a week where I didn't have at least one Encyclopedia Brown book out of at least one library somewhere near wherever I was living at the time. A fine set of books, those. Each was a collection of various mini-mysteries solved by Brown (and, later, his gorgeous sidekick Sally Kimball; after all, every sleuth needs a gorgeous sidekick, right?) in the space of a few pages. Sobol's books had only one problem. Since the stories were collected from other sources, the first few pages of each were like a broken record, giving all the same details about how the "office" in EB's garage was set up, reintroducing the characters, etc.

For some reason, Terry Goodkind saw fit to pull a Donald Sobel in Blood of the Fold, book three in the Sword of Truth series. The first two books, each verging on the thousand-page mark, blaze the way for a fantasy series that, if there is any justice in the world, is destined to become a classic. Blood of the Fold, however, is barely two-thirds of the length of those first two, and Goodkind spends a good chunk of the first hundred fifty pages in reacquaintance. It would make more sense had there been some of it in the second book in the series, or if this book had an extra hundred fifty pages over and above what the first two have to compensate. But given the brevity, one gets the distinct feeling that the book was padded at the insistence of a publisher who wanted to keep Goodkind pumping out one book per year.

Not to say that Blood of the Fold isn't still a good book. Once you've invested two thousand pages' worth of time in any fantasy series, it's doubtful that re-reading stuff about what's happened before (no matter how much of it there is) is going to deter the reader from going on and finding the four hundred-odd pages of new stuff. And with Goodkind's usual readable style and almost nonstop action, the pages fly by here just as fast as they did in Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears. Of course, with only two-thirds of the bulk, that means you finish the book that much faster. Make sure you've got a copy of Temple of the Winds (book four) lying around before you start this one, or
you may find yourself looking for a twenty-four hour bookstore at three in the morning. *** 1/2 (less)

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Feb 12, 2008 Bill rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Since overcoming the nausea I had succumbed to over the romance between
Richard and Kahlan (it took a few years, no antibiotics were required),
I decided to take another step in the series. Like I've said in other
reviews for these books, this isn't such a huge commitment as these haven't been the types of books that hold you hostage to the series by ending with cliffhangers.

Blood of the Fold was OK. I really like the way Goodkind uses magic in
these stories, and I like the way he can keep a story i...more

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Apr 18, 2009 Tawnya rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this installment in the Sword of Truth series. Usually the third book is not the best but this one was better than the second I thought; more action, and plot and seemed to move more quickly. Even though Richard and Kahlan are separated through most of the book, there is enough action to keep it going and finally you feel like the Sisters of the Dark and even some of the Light get their commupance! The climax is very riveting and keeps you griping the edge of your seat----or pages...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Nath rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-read

This installment is by far better than its predecessors. As with most things, Goodkind's writing is getting better and his ability to create an atmosphere and story that sucks you right in stays unblemished.

Regretfully the start of the novel is again slow. This has a lot to do with the needed repetition when you have a series containing of several novels. The reader doesn't always have the luxury of reading them one after the other, like I am doing. So, in my case, it's a burden I'll have to be...more

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Oct 01, 2007 Ren the Unclean rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This book is as good as the first in the series. There are a ton of really cool concepts and magical things that Goodkind throws at you in this book, and he does a really good job with them. This book basically consists of Richard and Kahlan's attempts to force the Midlands into a massive alliance against the Imperial Order.

One of Goodkind's better villains, General Tobias Brogan of the titular Blood of the Fold also makes his appearance in this book. This character is amazingly written, being b...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Brian rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Book 3:

better plotting - actually foreshadowed to next book. The ending was pretty climactic and not totally obvious fairly exciting and page turning. Still kind of annoying at times. Cloying and overboard on emotions. Characters are either invincible or stupid depending on author whims. Wizard rules are retarded!!!!!!

Series: 5/10

The Sword of Truth series usually gets mentioned in the same breath as George R. R. Martin and Robert Jordan. Since I like those two authors, I decided to try this seri...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, novels

This is a book back from when I still loved this series. Yes, I could nitpick. I'm rather with the reviewer who was sick of how something always seemed to come between Richard and Kahlan whenever they were on the verge of getting together. How long can you stretch that out? Well, how about nearly the entire series? And yes, I thought this got off to a fairly slow start, and unlike the two (even longer!) earlier books that somehow managed to feel light on their feet, rather padded.

But yes, I stil...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Gabriel C. rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, 2012

Mild trigger warning.

So I hope to keep this one brief. I think my reviews of the first two cover a lot of the ground that would go into a more extensive review of this book. All the same problems recur: plot holes, impetuous action, obvious stupidity by "smart" characters, a reliance on monogamous pair-bonding as the strongest magic of all, a reliance on brutal sexual violence as both the justified punishment of the wicked and the ultimate transgression, with a slow lingering over details that m...more Mild trigger warning.

So I hope to keep this one brief. I think my reviews of the first two cover a lot of the ground that would go into a more extensive review of this book. All the same problems recur: plot holes, impetuous action, obvious stupidity by "smart" characters, a reliance on monogamous pair-bonding as the strongest magic of all, a reliance on brutal sexual violence as both the justified punishment of the wicked and the ultimate transgression, with a slow lingering over details that makes the reader think that this is a personal thing for Terry Goodkind... Let me make just a few new points rather than go on a line by line analysis of all these.

So one thing that I haven't said, and maybe it was less true for the first two, or maybe I was just not thinking about it, but this book is so predictable. I didn't know precisely which things would be resolved in this one and which would go on to the next one, I didn't know precisely where the final confrontations would take place, and so on, but I could read something like the first 500 pages from the first 50. There was utterly nothing unexpected, it was like watching dominoes fall. When the dominoes are set up in an interesting pattern, that's pretty cool, but when it's just a long line, it's not really that impressive, especially when it repeatedly messes up because you've left too much space between dominoes and you have to start it up again with a finger, or a plot hole.

And something that this leads into, perhaps, is just how much of a crappy, crappy ripoff all of this is of the wheel of time. I haven't read it in years, but I remember that there's a Keeper, there are powerful magician demons who he has turned to his side, that a hero with a name beginning with R comes out of the woods and turns out to be a wizard who has no one to train him, balefire, our hero forges an empire, or tries to, a witch comes to his village to grab him, there's a city of female magicians who want to control (or kill, in their case) the male magicians, all the prophecy, large set pieces, an ever-expanding world, etc. What I remember about Jordan, what I remember about *good* fantasy (and I'm not saying that Jordan is good fantasy, it's been too long for me to say that) is that the world actually has a shape, that armies don't teleport, they move at the speed of armies, that individual travel also has terrain it crosses, has climate that varies across the world, has time that it takes. Like travel in the real world. In the blog I mentioned in my review of the second book, Goodkind is quoted as saying something to the effect of "My books aren't for fantasy fans, they're for mainstream fiction fans, I don't like maps, only fantasy fans like maps, if my publisher would let me, I wouldn't include maps." It's true. Fantasy fans like their maps. Also literature fans. You know where I've never seen a map? In a romance novel. And romance novels are nothing if not mainstream.

I'm not knocking romance as a genre, although I personally don't like it, and have some institutional critique of the romance industry as I understand it from the dozen or so books I read there. What I am doing is using prototyping to create fuzzy genre categories in my head, and saying that Goodkind is a lot closer to the romance hub than to the fantasy hub. Think Champion, by Eugenia Riley and Fabio, although that's much cleaner. Both that and this are substantially longer than the "classic" romance novel, which is more of a novella, feature magic, royalty, and the same kind of conflict of communication. I think it's unfair for fantasy fans to be judging this series by their standards because it really, as I type this I believe it more and more, it really belongs in the romance category. I don't know that I think it would fare well there either---it's too slack as a romance novel, or romance series, each book could be cut in half, and of course in a romance novel at the center of the prototype there would be a substantial amount of sex. It's a wonder that Kahlan isn't already pregnant from the hot spirit sex at the end of book two.

Okay, I promised to keep this short and I'm doing a bad job already but I want to make one more big point. That is: "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" Richard becomes exactly the thing he hates in his father, in his enemies, but somehow not only is he okay with it, everyone around him is as well. This strikes me as a book that should have been written in 2002, not 1996. There is no awareness of the irony, or if there is, it is only at the dimmest level possible. I like to take a message for me from the books I read, and I guess it should be to be humble, that I too do this (and I do, all the time), that I become, quite often, the thing I hate because I find it the most direct route to my goals. But as something to read, I have to say, it strikes me as godawful. I keep wishing someone would come along and humble Richard, really humble him, and he would retire to his field and his pig like Coll (not that he needed any prompting). What epistemic closure!

Okay, two more minor things. First, Richard's homophobia, while not altogether unexpected, is just breathtakingly tone-deaf, as it's cast in the midst of a scene that is supposed to establish his tolerance and open-mindedness. It's astonishing to me. I can't see how Goodkind can be an evangelical with the theology of these books. Maybe a Catholic. But I don't see the epistemic closure necessary to write this passage coming out of anything but religious belief.

Finally, there was one quotation from this book that I just loved, because of its amazing feebly attempt to use mathematical jargon. I want to cite it here:

...Some of the lines are occluded by triple forks. Back-tracing a triple fork squares false forks on the branches, and if any of them are tripled, well then, the enigma created by the geometric progressions you encounter because of the--"
Verna put a hand to his forearm to silence him. "Warren, I know all that. I understand the degrees of progression and regression as they relate to random variables in bifurcations of a triple fork."

Amazing. Truly amazing.(less)

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Jul 08, 2012 Sakura87 rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, saga-ciclo, autori-nordamericani, duemila

Terza Regola del Mago: Le passioni non devono governare la ragione.

Ancora una volta, il romanzo si collega direttamente alla fine del precedente, precisamente il giorno successivo alla prima notte di Kahlan e Richard.
In seguito alla sconfitta del Guardiano, Richard Cypher (Richard Rahl dopo la scoperta delle sue vere origini) deve fare i conti con la sua nuova posizione: essendo figlio naturale di Darken, può rivendicare la sua carica e il suo sterminato esercito per rimettere in ordine il Nuov...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Third in the Sword of Truth fantasy series revolving around Richard Rahl (the new Master Rahl) and Kahlan, once and future Mother Confessor and Queen of Galea.

My Take
He writes a marvelous story, I just wish that he gave me a bit more credit for being intelligent. If we could just cross this with Dorothy Dunnett, bringing her extremely intellectual story down a bit to merely very intelligent...I would enjoy it so much more!

Is there any way Brandon Sanderson could rewrite this? Okay, okay, I'm bei...more

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Dec 11, 2011 Olivia Pointon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was definitely a much better read than the second book in the series! The plot was much more compelling, and the various elements of foreshadowing much more cleverly placed, making this a fantastic read.

I guess this is one of those love-it-or-hate-it type of books. Admittedly, amongst all the flawed writing and unbelievable coincidences, I am a sucker for Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. If you didn't like the first two books in the series, I have no idea why you would want to continue, bu...more

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Nov 17, 2011 La Stamberga dei Lettori rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ancora una volta, il romanzo si collega direttamente alla fine del precedente, precisamente il giorno successivo alla prima notte di Kahlan e Richard.
In seguito alla sconfitta del Guardiano, Richard Cypher (Richard Rahl dopo la scoperta delle sue vere origini) deve fare i conti con la sua nuova posizione: essendo figlio naturale di Darken, può rivendicare la sua carica e il suo sterminato esercito per rimettere in ordine il Nuovo Mondo, funestato dalle scorrerie dell'Ordine Imperiale -al servizi...more

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Aug 17, 2011 Sara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

So far, this has been my favorite of the Sword of Truth books. There are three major reasons why I loved this so much.

1. Even though this story rooted in fantasy, there is deep, DEEP, commentary on today's society. In this particular book, commentary was often set upon today's parenting and children. On page 72, "The young are lazy nowadays. So they sit and wait, to be given, to be taken care of, instead of seeing to their own needs." Then again on page 225, "Morality comes from the top, such as...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Steve Cran added it

After escaping from the Palace of the Prophets and sending his father's spirit back to the realm of the Keeper, Richard Cypher is in semi hiding. Seeking shelter in the Aydindril he is set upon immediately by Mriswith, scaly caped creatures that have the ability to become invisible. Only Richard and his friend Gratch can find them. They make easy work of them. That is not the only threat. The Blood of the Fold has entered and they wish to kill anyone who has the gift of magick. Tobias their gene...more After escaping from the Palace of the Prophets and sending his father's spirit back to the realm of the Keeper, Richard Cypher is in semi hiding. Seeking shelter in the Aydindril he is set upon immediately by Mriswith, scaly caped creatures that have the ability to become invisible. Only Richard and his friend Gratch can find them. They make easy work of them. That is not the only threat. The Blood of the Fold has entered and they wish to kill anyone who has the gift of magick. Tobias their general believes he is doing the work of the creator. Lunnetta helps him fish out the sorceresses. Lunetta herself has magic and is Tobias's sister. Originally they came to hunt down the Mother Confessor who everyone believes is dead. It seems that the Kahlan is dead and while Richard is roaming through the city he runs afoul with the Blood of the Fold. Beffore getting too deep into trouble Richard is extricated by some D'haran soldiers. Things progress as Richard proves himself in a battle with Mriswith and thee D'harans accept him as their king. He is the Magic against the magic and the Dharan soldiers are the steel against the Steel. All D'harans are bound spiritually to the Lord Rahl.

It is in Aydindril that Richard Rahl boldly states that a new threat is looming on the horizon. THe Imperial order lead by emperor Jang is on the way to conquer the Midlands. The barrier stopping the emperor was taken down. The Keltion were the first to join up with the imperial order. Richard makes a proclamation that since the Mother Confessor was killed everyone must join with D'Hara to fight the new threat. Many are disagreeable and the most disagreeable is Tobias.

In the Palace of the prophets sister Verna has been promoted to prelate. Her job is to ferret out the sisters of the dark who are hidden among them. Not an easy task.She is buried in mountains of paper work and cannot go about her business. Meanwhile 5 or 6 of thee sisters of the dark are slaves to Jagang in a most brutal fashion.

Hagan plans to rule his empire from the Palace of the prophets which has been spelled so he cannot age. Eventually the sisters of the dark do take over the Palace and Kahlan is captured by Tobias and herself is taken to the Palace of the prophets. Richard does come to rescue her with some heavy consequences.
A very exciting story with many sub plots twist and turns. An enjoyable read for those who like the fantasy genre.(less)

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Dec 28, 2010 liz rated it 1 of 5 stars

And again I say:
I liked the idea of the story. The idea behind the plot is good, but it is lost in the telling and it just dragged on and on and on and on and on and on... you get the picture.

After five chapters of this I finally gave up and found the novel in MP3 so I could listen to it and just get it over with. I listened to the book while at work, and while listening to it I only had to devote half a brain to it. I got the important parts and anything I didn't find important I could just zo...more

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Oct 20, 2010 Jostalady rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, dystopia

Ok-you got me. I said Terry Goodkind is a pervert and I would not read any more of his books. Something compelled me, tugged in the back of my mind for months, to read one more book and am so GLAD that I did!
First of all, Terry is still a pervert. He is obsessed with extreme violence against women, taking pleasure in torture, and horrific rape. I suppose if he wants to unveil how ugly people can be, and is trying for shock and awe-he is a master. Though he didn't magically drop those themes, I...more Ok-you got me. I said Terry Goodkind is a pervert and I would not read any more of his books. Something compelled me, tugged in the back of my mind for months, to read one more book and am so GLAD that I did!
First of all, Terry is still a pervert. He is obsessed with extreme violence against women, taking pleasure in torture, and horrific rape. I suppose if he wants to unveil how ugly people can be, and is trying for shock and awe-he is a master. Though he didn't magically drop those themes, I can't recall anything in this book that topped the first two. I was expecting it and was totally braced so that I wouldn't be so shocked, but by comparison, this one is within the fiction world parameters I can live with. If I ever meet this man, I will have mace, but I will also have to thank him for taming this one down. Then get away, fast.

Dimming down that aspect of his writing let me finally recognize and appreciate the creative, thrilling and precise writing. I don't like to read a lot of fiction Aside from wasting time I could be learning something useful, I find grammatical errors and plot details that don't line up over the life of the series take me right out of the story and become my most prominent recollection. Terry has no such problems. Everything we know about this world and characters builds on itself like a perfect puzzle. A place for every piece. That is very satisfying! I also feel like I have learned from these series. I feel smarter. That is what I look for in writing! The writing itself demonstrates much talent in the way he follows different characters, good, bad, seemingly minor, doesn't matter and totally sucks you into every scene even if you hate everyone present. Even though these books are long, I can't imagine cutting it down. You learn something critical to the overall plot or something that will be important later in every section.

Yes I will talk about the content, I can't believe you are still reading this far into my review! We have new threats to the entire world. The largest story arc is that the non-magic inhabitants of the world are fearful of magic and want it gone from the world. The dream walker emerges as the force behind the Imperial Order, he is very scary and impressive. He has taken over the world by both magical means and by fighting for the growing cause to eliminate magic from the world. His means and motives are worth fighting against, but he has a good line that made me question my allegiance to Richard for a moment. He said, loosely, that he knows the dreams of man, and how impressive they will be when they rise to run the world in the absence of magic. Alas, I must agree with Richard and Kahlan that magic is a tool and in itself is not good or bad. My favorite moment, possibly from all three books so far, is when the sisters of the dark meet him personally. Yes, we still have sisters of the dark. The Palace of the Prophets continues to play a large role in events.

We also get a strong but confused leader to the Blood of the Fold, Tobias. He is bent on finding the Mother Confessor, as she is a bangling. He hates magic, yet uses it to destroy those who do the work of the keeper. To me, in our world, a religious fanatic who believes the creator communicates to him to eradicate others is the most terrifying place humans go. Tobias, and that bad dude from the Hunchback of Notre Dame, have this particular twisted, unstoppable and crazed dedication quality. Both characters give me chills and reaffirms for me that religion is dangerous. The mriswith are certainly involved but it isn't clear at first how. They appear in Aydindril and we learn a lot more about them.

I was following the plot with great interest. The inventive magic and building drama kept me reading everyday and I would decline offers for rides so that I could read more on the bus. The plot was unresolved and digging our heroes deeper and deeper into seemingly impossible odds even very close to the end. I was so worried that it would end abruptly to force you to read the next book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Still, I instantly launched into the next book in the series. (less)

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Apr 26, 2010 Bertrand rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, high-fantasy

Le troisième volet de cette série best-seller sera-t-il le bon? Celui qui donnera envie de poursuivre et de s'enfiler les 9 (!) tomes suivants? Vraisemblablement non en ce qui me concerne.
On tient là un vrai nanar. Non content de recycler les mêmes éléments éculés des deux premiers tomes, qui eux-mêmes reprenaient les thèmes éculés des cycles "tolkiéno-fantastiques" produits au kilo, les choses empirent. L'intrigue enchevêtrée finie par s'emmêler complètement et ce sont dizaines de personnages s...more

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Feb 17, 2010 Kristina rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jun 13, 2012 Kurtbg rated it 3 of 5 stars

Book three in the sword of truth series. I was going to use this book to decide whether to continue reading the next 8 or so books in the series. I find most authors find their stride in book three. This book didn't quite meet my expectations. Still bloated, still introductions of characters of politics that supercede the previously established. Characters who are introduced as major players kinda get brushed under the table. The inside players get brushed aside so it's hard to be invested. It's...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Andrés rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The adventures of Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd, continue in this third instalment. While the Seeker of Truth sought a way to repair the Veil in Stone of Tears, the Imperial Order made their move on the Midlands. For Emperor Jagang has a very humble goal in mind, to rule the entire world, and to do that he will take advantage of the fragmented state of the realm. In order to defeat Jagang, Richard Rahl may have to do the unthinkable, he must rule the world himself as the new Master Rahl.

The third in...more

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Jan 30, 2009 Amber rated it 5 of 5 stars

Terry Goodkind is a superb author, and in my opinion, his "Sword of Truth" series is the best I have ever read. So good, in fact, that I have read the entire series three times in a row, back to back, non-stop. This series is *not* for children. The series covers many aspects of the dark side of humanity, in great detail, as the heroes try to overcome the evils in the world. Goodkind is not afraid to show his readers just what evil *really* is, that is, most often, people who perform acts of evi...more

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May 13, 2011 Vera rated it 4 of 5 stars

Though there are times in Wizard's First Rule and especially in Stone of Tears where Terry Goodkind really does truly terrify me, this book was actually really well written without the aspect of extreme violence prominent in its predecessors.

One of my favorite aspects is that Richard is wising up. He is learning not to be as stubborn and foolhardy as he was. Kahlan isn't crying or being depressed in every scene and Zedd has even more witty lines.

The Blood of the Fold are such hypocrites! I'll...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Jessi added it

Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind is the third book in the Sword of Truth series. In this book the blood of the fold are people who are devoted to the cause of eliminating magic from the worlds, but use magic to help them meet their ends. A man named Richard Rahl in now the one uniting the lands and rallying against the blood of the fold, trying to save magic and the people who get in the way of the blood of the fold.

Terry Goodkind writes a fantastic tale of magic, battles, love, new and excit...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Gemma Irene Seyger rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Terry Goodkind needs to get himself a better editor...

Apart from that, this one was MUCH better than Stone of Tears. The plot still wandered, but it got back under control in time for a much more exciting, much more detailed climax. This one would still be a 3.5 by my reckoning, but again, the good stuff was just that good. You'll notice, though, that this time I rounded up.

Two things that are becoming an annoying trend in this series are the oh-so-convenient prophecies being made left and right...more Terry Goodkind needs to get himself a better editor...

Apart from that, this one was MUCH better than Stone of Tears. The plot still wandered, but it got back under control in time for a much more exciting, much more detailed climax. This one would still be a 3.5 by my reckoning, but again, the good stuff was just that good. You'll notice, though, that this time I rounded up.

Two things that are becoming an annoying trend in this series are the oh-so-convenient prophecies being made left and right, and the eve-more-convenient Wizard's Rules that are revealed at the most useful of times. I've got it pegged like this: Wizard's First Rule, people will believe anything (first book following how Richard and Darken Rahl worked to deceive each other to gain victory), Wizard's Second Rule, the greatest harm can result from the best intentions (in trying to defeat Darken Rahl, Richard nearly set loose the Keeper), and Wizard's Third Rule, passion rules reason (everyone and his pet dog's emotions lead them into disasters that could have been avoided had they stopped to think things through). My take on it is that the rules establish the theme, and the instant the rule of focus for a particular book is revealed, the whole story becomes predictable.

It would be easier on me if I didn't like other parts so much. Gratch and the Mord-Sith are high on my list, for one thing. I could have done without a few subplots, or at least I think the way they were handled could have been better, but as it was I thought it dragged through the parts narrating Tobias Brogan and Emperor Jagang. They were both nasty characters, but Goodkind could have gotten so much more mileage out of them as villains. (Unless he ended up using that as a window to cram some more rape and torture in there, in which case they're best left as they are. We get it, man, they're the bad guys. Quit ramming it down our throats.)

The movers and shakers keep moving around, as well. First book, the focus was on Richard. Second, it was more on Kahlan. This time, most of the story was about Ann, Nathan, and Verna. And it's weird, but whenever Goodkind narrows in on any particular character, the rest are less appealing, even if they were awesome in previous installments. *cough*Richard!*cough* Character development is key, but come on, you have to balance it out! If there are too many people running around to give them a fair voice, then someone has to get cut! This is where a better editor is called for!

Yet for all the complaining I'm doing, I'm still giving this one four stars. That's non-negotiable. It was predictable, occasionally sluggish, and just perplexing--not always in a good way--but what I liked, I loved. Take it or leave it.(less)

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Aug 19, 2011 Jessica rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I've been trying to figure out why I keep reading these books even though I end up giving them bad-to-mediocre reviews.

I think I've got it: I like the story, but I just wish the writing itself were better.

So kudos to Terry Goodkind for thinking up the story, but please please tighten up the characters, tone down the everything-is-epic tone, and work a little more variety into your descriptors and scenes. After three books, I feel like I've seen all the characters' reactions to everything already...more

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Nov 28, 2010 Tanabrus rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ovviamente per leggere questo libro è indispensabile aver letto i volumi precedenti. Infatti tutto comincia con Richard ad Aydindril, pronto a partire con Gratch per riunirsi con Zedd e Kahlan.
Ma le cose prenderanno una piega inaspettata.
Prima Richard viene raggiunto dalle Mord Sith che, nel precedente volume, si erano dichiarate sue guardie del corpo. E poi decide di seguire il suo istinto.
L’Ordine è il male, e va sconfitto per salvare le Terre Centrali. Ma un’unione di stati non può più funzio...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Nisha rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is definitely better than the second book in the series. The storyline about the sisters of the dark and their fight with the sisters of the light is amazing. Although the sisters of the dark are fighting for the keeper, they still have as much devotion as the sisters of the light which creates for great fodder of good v. evil.

I understand the point of the blood of the fold but do not understand why the author introduces Tobias and Lunetta in this book of he just kills them before it...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Some aspects of this series I have disliked very much, but I love the story *itself*. It's very interesting and well thought out. Of course, I see some elements of "The Wheel of Time" series injected in the story...but how can you NOT copy SOMEONE when writing fantasy? It's pretty difficult to be entirely original.

The main thing I haven't liked in the past three books is the gruesome violence. The passages can be partly skipped, but it's not just violence...it's...like, creative violence. Which...more

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Terry Goodkind is a contemporary American writer and author of the best-selling epic fantasy series, The Sword of Truth, creator of the television show The Legend of the Seeker, and writer of the self-published epic, The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus (a prequel and origin story of the first Mother Confessor). He has over 20 million copies in print and has been translated into more th...more

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