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Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10) (edition 2006)

by Terry Goodkind

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Bestselling author Terry Goodkind's epic Sword of Truth series continues with the next stunning installment, PhantomOn the day she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day that the world began to end.As her husband, Richard, desperately searches for his beloved, whom only he remembers, he knows that if she doesn't soon discover who she really is, she will unwittingly become the instrument that will unleash annihilation. But Kahlan learns that if she ever were to unlock the truth of her lost identity, then evil itself would finally possess her, body and soul.If she is to survive in a murky world of deception and betrayal, where life is not only cheap but fleeting, Kahlan must find out why she is such a central figure in the war-torn world swirling around her. What she uncovers are secrets darker than she could ever have imagined.… (more)
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Title:Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10)
Authors:Terry Goodkind
Info:Tor Books (2006), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 587 pages
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Having read a lot of the reviews I was not expecting much from this book even though I absolutely love all the rest of them. However I couldn't resist giving it a go and I am so glad I did.

There are some bits when the explanations go on a bit such as the spell construction and some of the description scenes of the atrocities but I kept going. I realised that the people who go on are the characters who would do that in their lives and as for the other scenes, horrible as it is we need to get the feelings of the horrors.

A number of the reviews ask for shorter or less words but I say to Terry Goodkind PLEASE in NO WAY cut down your words. I love the long books and get so involved in them that I just don't want them to stop.

A brilliant book and author who really gets into the story and allows us to be part of it.
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  BlancheHaddow | Aug 24, 2021 |
Repetitive. As were all the books since FotF, thinly veiled Randism. I was going to give 2 stars, but the last quarter of the book redeemed itself somewhat.

Jordan/Sanderson does epic fantasy much better. ( )
  jenbooks | Oct 5, 2020 |
To my everloving shame, I seem to have waylayed my reading of these books for a bit more than a decade. Oops. But apart from a few minor quibbles I had with the series from before, I really did enjoy them.

Their direct and not-so-direct homages to WoT, the traditional feel of quest-laden fantasy and rather brutal over-the-top wallowing in torture and grimdark horror, and of course our rather overpowered and mythically pure Richard... following the last book's rather dark turn.

Chainfire, or the wiping out of his wife, the Mother Confessor, from everyone's memories. Only he remembers her, but worse, other creatures, like dragons and unspecified other ideas and memories are getting lost, progressively. Even the understanding of magic. The corruption is preparing to wipe out everyone.

And if that isn't bad enough, there's also that army of philosophical darkness relying on a future world and abnegation of life on this one that is about to roll over every existing land, treating every living man and woman and child like nothing more than an inconvenience. Where every soldier considers themselves expendable. Where all women are treated like playthings and death REALLY IS preferable.

I really did enjoy this book, no matter how dark this sounds. But why? Ahhh, the reason is a double-edged sword. I've never reviewed his other books but there's this one little aspect that I both LOVE and HATE, heavy-handedly doling out the philosophy in a big way.

Oh? What philosophy?

Objectivism. As in, Ayn Rand. I personally love the crap out of Objectivism and really appreciate how Goodkind turns each of these novels into a vehicle for loving life and pooping all over rotters and self-abnegators and anyone who thinks that coercion is a good thing.

However. Goodkind spends about half the novel in great action, battles, cool magic system stuff, worldbuilding, heart-wrenching emotion and horrors and the OTHER half in carefully deconstructing everything that's happening in the world and situation in terms of Objectivism. :) With a very heavy hand. Holding a big iron-objectivism bar. Or a sword. Called Truth. :) lol

Even for someone who loves this shit, it IS a bit much. A subtler presentation would have left me in pure delight.

No big deal! I still enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm almost tempted to pick up the next novel right away. :) But I will get to it, regardless. ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
Ook weer een goed verhaal. Toch was het op moment wel eens lastig te lezen. Er werd naar mijn mening te veel naar verschillende hoofdrolspelers geschakeld. ( )
  EdwinKort | Oct 18, 2019 |
A bloated, repetitive piece of work. Half of this book is filled with various characters ranting about their beliefs, and the rest is repeating things that we were already told in several of the previous books.

On the plus side, only 1 more book to go. Master Rahl protect me. ( )
  jrg1316 | Jun 20, 2019 |
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Zij die hier zijn gekomen om te haten,
moeten nu vertrekken, want in hun haat
verraden ze slechts zichzelf.
- vertaal uit Het boek des levens
Those who have come here to hate should
leave now, for in their hatred they only betray
themselves.
-------------translated from The Book of Life
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To Phil and Debra Pizzolato, and their kids, Joey, Nicolette, Philip, and Adriana, who constantly remind me of the value of life by bringing their love and laughter to mine
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Kahlan stood quietly in the shadows, watching, as evil knocked softly on the door.
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Bestselling author Terry Goodkind's epic Sword of Truth series continues with the next stunning installment, PhantomOn the day she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day that the world began to end.As her husband, Richard, desperately searches for his beloved, whom only he remembers, he knows that if she doesn't soon discover who she really is, she will unwittingly become the instrument that will unleash annihilation. But Kahlan learns that if she ever were to unlock the truth of her lost identity, then evil itself would finally possess her, body and soul.If she is to survive in a murky world of deception and betrayal, where life is not only cheap but fleeting, Kahlan must find out why she is such a central figure in the war-torn world swirling around her. What she uncovers are secrets darker than she could ever have imagined.

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