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The Sword of Truth Gift Set (Sword of Truth #1-5)
by
Terry Goodkind (Goodreads Author)
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is one of modern fantasy's most compelling story arcs, with complex characters, lush settings, and a deeply intriguing plot. Goodkind's fans are legion, and each new book in the series is an instant bestseller. With the Sword of Truth series, fans of epic sagas will get their fill of adventure, magic, strange beings, and struggles for...more
Hardcover
Published
February 5th 2000
by Tor Books
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Wizard's First Rule
I really enjoyed reading this book. The TV series known as Legend of the Seeker got me to read the books they were based upon. I really enjoyed the TV show. It very exiting. I started reading this book. It was so good I never wanted to put it down, and continue it later. The author created many characters. A lot of these characters you don't hear about in other series. This series has it's own spice to it. Kahlan and sworn to protect the life of Richard Cypher the seeker. He m...more
I really enjoyed reading this book. The TV series known as Legend of the Seeker got me to read the books they were based upon. I really enjoyed the TV show. It very exiting. I started reading this book. It was so good I never wanted to put it down, and continue it later. The author created many characters. A lot of these characters you don't hear about in other series. This series has it's own spice to it. Kahlan and sworn to protect the life of Richard Cypher the seeker. He m...more
The first two books in this series were great, as was Faith of the Fallen, book six. Books 3-5 were mediocre in plot and impact, and everything after Faith of the Fallen, books 7-end, were absolutely horrendous, and showed just what a terrible thing it can be for someone to take Ayn Rand too seriously. While Faith of the Fallen is a pretty blatant ripoff of The Fountainhead, at least Goodkind let the characters figure things out on their own, instead of forcing them into situations where they ca...more
I'm going to take my reviews from the original books and just paste them here. You'll notice some repetition due to the books generally having the same overall problems, but the 5 book bundle gets the same general rating as the five books by themselves.
Wizard's First Rule: 3 Stars
I was originally drawn to Terry Goodkind's novels from The Legend of the Seeker television show. I adored the program and after it got cancelled, I wanted to continue Richard and Kahlan's story.
What I found was that the...more
Wizard's First Rule: 3 Stars
I was originally drawn to Terry Goodkind's novels from The Legend of the Seeker television show. I adored the program and after it got cancelled, I wanted to continue Richard and Kahlan's story.
What I found was that the...more
I'm not exactly sure how to rate these books. I guess as far as entertainment value, they'd get 5 stars. I certainly couldn't stop myself from reading them once I started. But as far as literary value, it is probably more like 1 star. The "philosophizing" in later novels is just awful. God-awful. It's like Rush Limbaugh decided to write fanstasy. And the constant empahasis on rape gets really annoying after a while. So I guess I'll settle on 3 stars.
-Chris
Well, I'm nearly finished with the 11th book of the series, 'Confessor' and have very much enjoyed it. Though sometimes Terry is a bit over the top preaching his characters motives so you understand why they have to do what they do. (Almost beating you over the head at some points....)
However, that only happens ocassionaly, and you can move on with the wonderful descriptions and good dialog.
The 'Wizards First Rule' is a great book to start with.
Also, the Legend of the Seeker show is no...more
Well, I'm nearly finished with the 11th book of the series, 'Confessor' and have very much enjoyed it. Though sometimes Terry is a bit over the top preaching his characters motives so you understand why they have to do what they do. (Almost beating you over the head at some points....)
However, that only happens ocassionaly, and you can move on with the wonderful descriptions and good dialog.
The 'Wizards First Rule' is a great book to start with.
Also, the Legend of the Seeker show is no...more
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series and have read it over and over. Terry Goodkind is a great author and kept me on the edge of my seat every second!
I loved these books when I first started reading them but I soon got bored.
Sep 04, 2011
Khristine
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Ive heard alot of good things about this book, hoping it'll be a good read!
I love this entire series.
If you are up for a good fantasy novel this series is amazing. The books are really long so they seem kind of intimidating but you at least need to read the first one. They do have some intense parts so this is definitely and adult age book but I couldn't stop reading them. The first and fourth books were my favorite. It is an eleven book series. After reading the first four I felt like I needed a break for awhile to try something different. But I plan to read more of them eventually. I love fan...more
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I started reading this because I'm working my way through the NPR 100 best fantasy and sci fi books, but early in the first chapter I realized I was rereading it. Not only had I purged the name of the book from my memory, my husband and I refer to it as "that weird book with the pain-stick torture sex". So nope, not rereading it.
While I'm not usually a fan of this genre, I adored these books. Every one of them transported me straight into the story and I lost myself in them. I loved the way Terry Goodkind slowly yet quickly (I know that makes no sense, but it will once you read the series)built upon the original story in book after book -- and these books aren't small.
I love the whole series, but I know it isn't entirely because of the amazing quality, it is party because I just got attached to the characters. I think Laura did a perfect job reviewing each book, but I'm way too lazy. If you love your character driven fantasy, you'll love it I'm sure.
This is a great love story told in the same kind of setting as the Robert Jordan collection. I've read it several times and still love it.
Wonderfully written. Such a sprawling, twisting tale. Loved it.
These books are awesome!
There's like 8 books and they're all very long. In each book the author seems to get carried away with certain phrases or words that are just weird. The writing is simple, with short sentences and trivial thoughts. But the overall story is great. Essentially freedom/responsibility vs socialism. The protagonist is constantly in danger and behind until the very end, making it a bit of a downer to read the 1st time through.
Jun 18, 2013
Luke
marked it as to-read
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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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Nov 18, 2008 06:16am