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  <title><![CDATA[Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3)]]></title>
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  <default_description>An Epic of Two WorldsIn a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World-- forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power.War and treachery plague the world, and only Richard and Kahlan can save it from an armageddon of unimaginable savagery and destruction.Terry Goodkind, author of the brilliant bestsellers Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears, has created his most masterful epic yet, a sumptuous feast of magic and excitement replete with the wonders of his unique fantasy vision.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1996</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Terry Goodkind]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Terry Goodkind, Blood of the Fold (Tor, 1996)<br/><br/>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 whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13376764">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 12 10:39:53 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Since overcoming the nausea I had succumbed to over the romance between<br/>Richard and Kahlan (it took a few years, no antibiotics were required),<br/>I decided to take another step in the series. Like I've said in other<br/>reviews for these books, this isn't such a huge commitment as these hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13071369">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 acti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50364870">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3908514">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Oct 01 19:38:39 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3908514">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51023903">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This review refers to the SOT series through book 9.<br/><br/>Terry Goodkind’s first book Wizard’s First Rule was great! Except for the actual First Rule (&quot;People are Stupid&quot;), which was...stupid. The story had so many unique and fascinating characters (especially the secondary ones)...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51023903">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44925647">
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 30 22:18:36 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Terry Goodkind is a superb author, and in my opinion, his &quot;Sword of Truth&quot; 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 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44925647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77624618">
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The third volume in the, from what I understand, now completed saga of the Sword of Truth.  Another good offering from Mr. Goodkind.  I find it interesting how confused Richard seems to be much of the time.  He makes decisions based on information and reason and passion, but spends much of his time ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77624618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49423537">
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in less than a week.  So, I obviously liked it.  But my criticisms remain the same.  The first 70% of the book is well-paced, intriguing, and balanced with mystery and details.  I care about the characters and I'm eager to find-out what happens.<br/><br/>But then something happens...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49423537">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23721376">
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    <body><![CDATA[The decisions Richard must make in this book are courageous and significantly affect the outcome of several of the scenarios presented in the book.  I'm so glad there are a great number of books in this series cause each book leaves me wanting to know more about what the future brings for these char...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23721376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61644331">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Si j'avais trouvé le deuxième volume de l'Epée de Vérité un peu longuet, ce n'est absolument pas le cas du Sang de la Déchirure. Sincèrement, j'ai dévoré ce bouquin comme une affâmée, et mon cuisant échec précédent avec Greg Egan n'y était pas pour tout, très objectivement. Quel plai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61644331">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42266984">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The repetitive nature of this series is really getting to me.  But regardless, I found BotF to be really good! I feel like we learned an awful lot about the magic, mriswith, , The Prelate, prophecies...  I love the depth of the Mord-Sith in this book too.  Since Denna I've found them all so fascinat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42266984">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48684014">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book, I enjoyed Richard and Kahlan's character development and suffered through the inane depravities of minor characters such as the Nicobarese siblings Tobias and Lunetta. The origin of the mriswith and the bargain they made, exchanging their humanity for the power of invisibility, was a f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48684014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This entire series is the same story recycled over and over. Showed some promise with the first one (Wizards First Rule) but don't bother reading any others in the series]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Blood of the Fold</em> is the third in Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, and continues the epic struggle between good and evil, the magic and those who would destroy it.  With all respect and affection, I must admit I have come to mistrust every word Terry Goodkind writes.  He is adept at creating the se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49290008">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41565655">
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    <body><![CDATA[I stopped reading the series after this book.  I like the premise of the books and the world-building was pretty good.  I would have continued reading the series were it not for the juvenile misogyny pervading these books.  For such a supposedly powerful woman, Kahlan is assaulted and almost raped a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41565655">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72221255">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[  The third installment was an exciting page-turner.  I was enticed by many of the subplots.  Goodkind does well in presenting readers with a variety of characters that are all interrelated. I could identify with at least a couple at any given time.  Goodkind also does well in addressing contemporar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72221255">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book mostly becuase I just love high fantasy epics.  However, I feel like this book lacks a certain depth to the characters which, in my opinion, is what makes a great high fantasy epic.  I am not sure how I feel about the style of this series yet.  There is an overall seriality to it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61624459">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 24 23:10:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 15 23:05:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was extremely disappointed with this book. Unlike the first two books in this story (which I really liked a lot) this one left me feeling unsatisfied and really just annoyed.<br/><br/>For the most part, the book centers on a whole lot of political intrigue, but without the intrigue. That leaves ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47458553">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 16:35:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. This one was not quite so dark as the others. Goodkind makes it very dark. I never seen books quite like these. My favorite part of the hole thing is the end. Oh-Yeah Richard and Crew totally kicked butt. The further I got into it, the more I had to read. I was hungry for...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43482608">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 30 18:17:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 03 09:13:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was better than the previous book, <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The Stone of Tears" title="The Stone of Tears">The Stone of Tears</a></em>, but not necessarily great.  My major problem with <em>The Stone of Tears</em> was that the majority of the book was a slowly-paced journey across the land from the Mud People to the Palace of the Prophets.  It only picked up toward the end.  In this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28815431">more...</a>]]></body>
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