false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg 5038 26 Seven books into his Sword of Truth series, author Terry Goodkind continues to expand and enlarge the fantasy realm D'Hara. But with the <I>Pillars of Creation</I> he takes a detour from his usual approach, leaving his primary protagonists in the background to spin a story of one woman's battle to discover the truth of her heritage. <P> Told in vivid and often gruesome detail, Goodkind's fable grabs the reader with a familiar archetypal theme: a young woman, Darken Rahl's illegitimate daughter Jennsen, flees her home in the wake of murderous forces rising from her lineage. She runs in the shadows of Lord Richard Rahl's domain with a spy sent by Emperor Jagang, the enemy of D'Hara. With his help, she journeys across the entire realm, chasing rumor and misinformation to ultimately discover the truth of her heritage.<P> Loyal readers, who know the truth that Jennsen seeks, may find this book tedious as they wonder when Lord Richard Rahl and Mother Confessor Kahlan are going to swoop in and save the day. But Goodkind appears to be challenging readers, and perhaps himself, to see the benevolent administration of Richard Rahl from its underside and from an opposition perspective. The change in perspective works up to a point. Goodkind has created a fast-paced adventure story that might be appreciated by diehard fans if they can leave their longing for the status quo at the door. <I>--Jeremy Pugh</I> 2583229 2001 The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, #7) total:4134|5:1001|4:1051|3:1259|2:597|1:226| 4134 14406 5480 136 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 4 2 true Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 16 10:36:21 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 07 09:41:12 -0800 2009
This book is very interesting, because it only has Ric...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 1 true Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 01:18:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 07:11:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 30 22:22:27 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 22:22:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 4 0 false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 23:13:42 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 20:21:44 -0800 2009
This book was a test in agitation and tolerance for me. I not once cared for Jennsen. I found her infuriatingly ignorant, and while tha...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 1 1 false Wed Jun 27 08:40:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 08:43:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 08 03:34:35 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 03:49:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 12 13:22:44 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 14:21:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 04 19:14:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:49:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 2 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 13:17:21 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 13:35:42 -0800 2009
The beginning of the book takes the reader into lands and characters far away from Richard and Kahlan.

The different setting threw me off as well as the meaning of the title. It's tough to follow book 6.

I could als...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:52:24 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:55:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 0 false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 10:55:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:28:00 -0700 2009
Not having read the previous six, and not planning...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 2 1 false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 20:22:10 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 20:33:20 -0700 2008 Faith of the Fallen, The Pillars of Creation let me down.

It seems like a great big detour away from the plot. I actually don't mind that Richard and Kahlan aren't present until the end, nor do I mind the plot of this book itself. Those factors alone would have made the bo...more...]]> 1697754 0765300265 9780765300263 34 1 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187065543m/1697754.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1697754.The_Pillars_of_Creation 4 0 false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 10:10:27 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 08:26:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 2 0 false Thu Apr 03 14:54:32 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 14:54:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 4 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jan 23 09:00:19 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 09:00:19 -0800 2008
Terry Goodkind checks in with the seventh volume in the Sword of Truth series, and I am very happy to be in the minority in my viewpoint on this one. In my opinion, the series had been on a long, albeit gradual, downhill slope before this,...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 3 0 true Thu Feb 05 21:59:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:56:36 -0800 2009 So where this would usually have been a big drawback for me, it wasn't. I liked getting a break from the constantly in turmoil lovebirds. The new narratives were interesting, although sometimes frustrating and irritating. PoC...more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 2 0 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:55:37 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 08:02:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 2 0 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 19:08:25 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 19:14:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:16:34 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 21:07:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5038 0765340747 9780765340740 4025 130 3.48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517371m/5038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5038.The_Pillars_of_Creation 1 0 true Sat Oct 10 13:00:46 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:05:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5038