New hardback and paperback editions of those two books were later published with new cover illustrations by Parkinson. Keith Parkinson served as the cover artist for all the novels of the first edition apart from Wizard's First Rule and Blood of the Fold. A television series adaptation of the novels, titled Legend of the Seeker, produced by ABC Studios and broadcast via syndication, first aired on November 1, 2008. As of 2008, 25 million copies of the series' books have been sold worldwide, and the series has been translated into more than 20 languages. The last novel in the series, Confessor, was released in 2007. The series began in 1994 with Wizard's First Rule and Goodkind has since written ten more novels in addition to a novella titled Debt of Bones. While each novel was written to stand alone except for the final three that were intended to be a trilogy, they follow a common timeline and are linked by ongoing events that occur throughout the series. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher (Richard), Kahlan Amnell and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of the living.
The Sword of Truth is a series of eleven epic fantasy novels written by Terry Goodkind. Along the way: capture, torture, rape.īut hey, maybe you really want a series that combines torture porn with repetitive, shallow moral objectivist screeds yelled directly into your face. Hero is captured/crippled/sick, and has to escape/heal/recover at the 11th hour to defeat the big bad. You really don't need to read more than one book, since it's the same themes and scenarios every time. If you want to save yourself some suffering, and feel you absolutely need to read it, do yourself a favor and just pretend only the first book exists. Bu It's a shame.this series started off good, and turned into utter trash.
It's a shame.this series started off good, and turned into utter trash. However, because once you read one or 2 it is impossible to stop without knowing how it all ends(Yes, despite the books being standalone), I suggest don't even start it because it will only lead to hours of frustration.more Having spent hours reading the entire series of 11 books I really wanted to add more good points but. (And yes Terry is a fantasy author whether he wants to admit it or not) In addition, if I wanted preaching this bad I would have been reading Aesop's Fables.Ĭonclusion: This is the classic example of an author stretching a series of good few books into a humongous boring series for money.īeing the fantasy addict I am this was a huge disappointment. Oh and all the books have gripping endings except the last one because at that point Terry has no more books continuation of the story left. There is an entire book dedicated only and only to tell you about the past of the various characters which is not very deep to begin with. We never ever see Richard in his best magical potential as he is always crippled somehow or the other( And does anyone ever sleep in this series ?) Richard ad Kahlan are in love and Zed has a huge appetite, yup we get it.Īlmost every female character either gets beaten up or raped. Richard: "Oh she has green eyes and long beautiful hair, she must be the love of my life".Īfter the third it is a pain to read and I found myself skipping pages and pages of unimaginative dialogue and repeated action. The love story between Richard and Kahlan is predictable. It is almost impossible to stop reading after you start. The world is created beautifully with very few apparent loopholes in the basic structure. The protagonist are likable enough to cheer for. The characters like Zed are fresh and amazing making it worth reading just to see them progress. Richard: "Oh she has green eyes and long beautiful hair, s Pros: Cons: The love story between Richard and Kahlan is predictable. Pros: The first 2 to 3 books are beautiful.
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