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Faith of the Fallen (Perfect Paperback)

by Terry Goodkind (Author) "SHE DIDN'T REMEMBER DYING ..." (more)

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Perfect Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: Orion Paperbacks (Mar 1 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0752843052
ISBN-13: 978-0752843056

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (471 customer reviews)

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Fantasy series fans may argue over the relative merits of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, but in a world of middle books that go nowhere and endless waits between episodes, Goodkind is certainly still serving up some of the best fantasy on today's menu.

The Seeker of Truth and his Mother Confessor sweetie are both looking a little worse for the wear after their chime-hunt in Soul of the Fire. To top that off, Lord Rahl finds himself a reluctant prophet with the vision that their cause, the fight for freedom against the Imperial Order, is essentially sunk. (Chalk that up to part of the Wizard's First Rule: people really are stupid.) The two lovers soon find themselves separated, Richard off to the Old World thanks to treacherous Sister of the Dark Nicci, and Kahlan left behind, forced to betray Richard and his prophecy by raising an army to fend off the approaching armies of Emperor Jagang.

Whether it's fair or not, Goodkind will likely get beaten up a bit for visiting the trough once too often, à la Jordan. But fear not: Faith of the Fallen does progress at a good clip, and its conclusion--while by no means a final payout--should satisfy. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Sequel to Soul of the Fire in Goodkind's popular Sword of Truth series, this extended barrage of sword-swinging fantasy pits the New World's Seeker of Truth, Richard Rahl, and his wife, Mother Confessor Kahlen Amnell, against the lethal totalitarian forces of the Imperial Order under Jangang "the Just" and his gorgeous masochistic minion Nicci, aka Death's Mistress, a dreaded Sister of the Dark. After Richard helps a desperately wounded Kahlen heal in a mountain hideaway guarded by their ill-tempered blonde bombshell bodyguard, Cara, Nicci ensorcels Kahlen and forces Richard to abandon her for inhuman bondage in the Order-dominated Old World. Kahlen defies Richard's prophecy that arms alone will never defeat the Order. She takes command of the D'Haran army, hopelessly outnumbered against Jagang's black-magicked hordes who are invading the New World. Untangling all this gives Goodkind an ample canvas for enough disemboweling, spit roasting and miscellaneous mutilating of men, women and children to out-Sade the infamous marquis. His fansAand they are legionAwill revel in vicarious berserker battle scenes and agonize deliciously as Richard, reduced to slavery by Nicci, toils to establish a bastion of capitalism in the cold gray heart of the Stalinesque Old World. All the ponderous sound and fury of Goodkind's attack on socialist-style do-gooders who are destroying the world, however, founders in a welter of improbable coincidences, heavy-handed humor and a disconcerting dependence on misusing the verb "smirk." For sheer volume of its Technicolor bloodbaths and its bathetic propagandistic bombast, this installment of Goodkind's fantasy saga makes an indelible impact; anyone who yearns for Goodkind is going to be in high clover. $250,000 ad/promo. (Aug.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Feb 17 2008

By	Colin Saraka "Desafio" (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Faith of the Fallen (Hardcover)

Well, my taste in literature has probably changed a little bit since I read this, but I will attempt to give you a good review.

As far as I am concerned, this book is the only one that stands out after the initial 3 novels of the Sword of Truth series. I frequently find myself annoyed by the author's voice, especially in the later books. It seems like Goodkind uses his books as a medium to preach his own beliefs, so often are the same moral themes stressed and reiterated.

While this book is no exception, I didn't mind. Oddly enough, what annoys me in other books just came together right in this one. This is a tale with decent narration backed up by some inspiring ideas.

If you liked Temple of the Winds, and the fifth book (the name is escaping me right now), you will definitely enjoy this one. If you didn't, I would still give this one a try, because it is overall a better book. It is less suspenseful but with a stronger message tying it together. Then, don't continue on unless you really need to follow it through to the end to be satisfied. If you didn't like the books before this one, you will probably dislike the books after it, as well. This, in my opinion, is the last highpoint before the series starts to fall seriously downhill, so enjoy this one while you can.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ok I liked this book, Jun 22 2004

By	"joquinn2812" (Augusta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith of the Fallen (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was good better then soul of the fire and it had its own kind of story, very original and not often done by other authors- if you would like to know about the story itself read the other reviews- i give my thoughts even though no one asked for them-
very good if you liked the other one you'll like this one for sure, so buy it now

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, Jun 22 2004

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This review is from: Faith of the Fallen (Hardcover)

It is difficult to compare this book to anything that I have read before. It stands out as a masterpiece, by far surpassing any of the other, excellent, books in this series. This book sets an example of how a series of books does not need to turn into an extended deluge of extraneous information that doesn't matter to the characters. The auther managed to deliver a deep plot with an interesting twist keeping me at the edge of my seat the entire time. With a real world element (or two) prominent throughout the entire story, it was easy to reconnect with the characters. I think that though this book does tackle some explosive political issues, anyone, regadless of their political viewpoint, would enjoy this tale of strength in the face of loss, and triumph against the worst that mankind has to offer!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good one of the best of the series.
This is a very good book. Although the plot is a little weak you know what is going to happen pretty much but the main plot is moved forward very well. Read more

Published on Jun 21 2004 by Thomas Bond

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