Chainfire

Sword of Truth #9

by Terry Goodkind

With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.

After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Adventure

748 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

About the author

Terry Lee Goodkind was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines (2009), which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold 25 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 20 languages. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker, which premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May 2010.
Goodkind was a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of Objectivism, and made references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works.

Reviews

[Oscar]

Terry Goodkind ha vuelto. Tras la decepción del libro anterior de la serie (típica novela intrascendente para aprovechar el tirón de los seguidores y sacarnos los cuartos), es un gusto volver a reencontrarse con el Goodkind más ameno, aquél que sabe contar una historia con esa chispa que le dio a su serie 'La Espada de la Verdad' en los primeros volúmenes.

En 'Cadena de Fuego' (Nota: en España dividido en dos libros, 'La desaparición de Kahlan' y 'Cadena de Fuego'), el autor da una vuelta de tuerca al argumento y nos presenta a un Richard Rahl que tras ser gravemente herido, parece que es el único que recuerda a Kahlan. Cuando pregunta por ella, nadie más sabe de quien se trata, y todos piensan que Richard sufre delirios. Para Richard resulta una pesadilla al no saber qué ha sido de su amada Kahlan, pesadilla que no ha hecho más que empezar, porque también debe preocuparse de una extraña bestia creada por Jagang con el fin de darle caza.

Los libros de 'La Espada de la Verdad' tal vez no sean los más ricos en cuanto a lenguaje y creación de mundos, pero Goodkind es capaz de dotar a sus personajes de un fondo y verosimilitud que te permiten seguir leyendo sobre ellos. Este sí es el Goodkind que me gusta.