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This satisfying sequel to Goodkind's powerful debut novel, Wizard's First Rule, has everything one could ask for in an epic fantasy. In the earlier book, Seeker of Truth Richard Cypher tricked the sorcerer Darken Rahl by using Wizard's First Rule (that people are stupid and can be easily misled) into opening the wrong Box of Orden. Though this saved humanity from the evil mage's tyrannies, it also tore the veil between worlds, so the diabolical Keeper of the Underworld can now reach through and seize permanent control of the living. To stop this from happening, Richard must now learn how to be a wizard. The Sisters of the Light promise they will teach him to wield his powers, but they require that he wear a collar of obedience, something he has sworn he would rather die than do. Events sweep Richard and his betrothed, the Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell, apart from one another; later, in one of the most vigorous battle sequences written for a heroine in modern fantasy, Kahlan leads her underage troops against battle-hardened soldiers, the young warriors naked except for a spectral coat of whitewash intended to make them look like "spirits." Those who like their fantasy big and brassy will revel in this exemplar of the genre.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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After the death of Sorcerer Darken Rahl, Richard Cypher?a woods guide turned reluctant hero?finds that his responsibilities have only just begun. He seeks a teacher to help him control his magical gift but is caught in a difficult struggle to retain control over his destiny. Goodkind's talents for world building and characterization are again featured in this sequel to Wizard's First Rule (LJ 9/15/94). He explores not only the deeds but the innermost thoughts of his heroes and villains. Graphic depictions of sex and violence, though integral to the story, limit this powerful saga to mature audiences.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, then boring and finally awesome,
This review is from: Stone of Tears: A Sword of Truth Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is great! The plot is good, the characters are well presented. A tad more details than necessary. The first 300 pages are good, it's interesting and fun to read. Pages 300-600 are SOOO long and should have been shortened by half. 600-850 are AMAZING. But the last 150 are too short if you see what I mean. All of the action is concentrated in the end and you really feel like the author had to write the last pages in a hurry and this is a bit frustrating when you read 300 pages in a novel when it should have been 100 and the last and more important pages last 100 when it should be at least 200 or even 300. This is actually the only mistake made by Terry Goodkind.Less enjoyable than Wizard's First Rule but you'll like it too.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nearly a copyright violation,
By A Customer
This review is from: Stone of Tears: A Sword of Truth Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
Honestly, it was almost like he read wheel of time and used it for the inspiration for this book. If I was Robert Jordan I think I would have sued him for this. Or am I wrong and this one came out first? Well hardly mattered since I read the other first which made this book very hard to read. I loved the first book. What a letdown.
4.0 out of 5 stars
'Good bad good' or 'Good necessary plot stuff very good',
By Daffydd (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stone of Tears: A Sword of Truth Novel (Hardcover)
The first book in the series is one of my top 21 books. (21? I've never felt a need to cap the number of books I have really enjoyed.) Even so, I never jumped to read the sequel. How would the followup followup? Would more to the story just be more to the story? Would it pull down my experience of the first book?Well I finally picked up the second and started to read. My exact rating would be 3.75. A 'good' opening got me interested. Then 200 pages into the book I was straining to be drawn into the story. I kept being left with the feeling of 'get on with it'. And suddenly it did! The last 700+ pages were (are) worth reading. Overall, not as good as the first book, but a good maybe very good followup; but unlike the first book that was good enough to stand on its own, I feel this book needs the next book to be good enough to lift this volume up. Which I now have to go buy.
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