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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The chimes have been sent from the underworld to the world of life, and they are killing thousands of people, at the same time they are destroying magic. A lot of people of the New World lose faith in Richard, and Kahlan was almost murdered. Even though it seems that everything that could go wrong goes wrong for Richard, but Goodkind has a way to keep fantasy lovers enthralled with his books. andrewt93 | May 3, 2009 |   In this book, Goodkind takes a bit of a different approach, and spends a lot of time creating a new country and new characters, all of who are destined to be bit players. However, the point here is to now build up to a theme that Richard is the champion of in the future books - you are responsible for your own actions, and willingly (or stupidly) cooperating with tyranny is evil. Even if you don't participate and just go along. To some extent, Goodkind spends too much time in this book creating the background of Anderith, and not enough time advancing the story, but for once we get to see Richard and Kahlan acting as leaders, instead of just death machines. (  )Karlstar | Jan 17, 2009 | Book 5 of the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind focus’s more on political intrigue than on action. There is still plenty of action, but the politics of the world become more important and more prevelant to the story. Here we also begin to view Terry’s political philosophy based on Ayn Rand. This really doesn’t distract from the story though if you are completely opposed to Rand’s philosophy you may find the writing as a bit of preaching. I didn’t mind so much since as a conservative some of Rand’s ideas fall in line with mine. But that discussion is better saved for a different blog. Because of the change from action to politics, the book was a slower read for me. There were times I just couldn’t motivate myself to read, but plugging through leads to some rewarding reading the last few chapters, leading to a climax with ramifications that will impact future novels. Overall, not a bad book, not the best so far, but an important transitional book. (  )harpua | Aug 27, 2008 | I had mixed feelings about the first four books of the Sword of Truth series. They were reasonably entertaining. At the same time, there was something annoying and simplistic about them. The main characters, both good and bad, were static, lacking in any depth, and often clueless. And, sex (much of it of the brutal, sadistic, raping kind) can only carry a book so far before you actually have to write an interesting story. This book, however, was just plain bad. After reading Soul of the Fire I decided not to waste my time with any more Goodkind. (  )clong | Dec 28, 2007 | After the excitement of Temple of the Winds, Soul of the Fire was a let-down for me. Much of the book is told from the point-of-view of characters I didn't like. There are also portions that drone on about the type of food served at feasts, specific clothing details, and descriptions of buildings' interiors. The combination of all these elements made this one of my least favorite Sword of Truth books. ( )KatieLovett | Aug 29, 2007 | 0.138 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0812551494, Mass Market Paperback)Soul of the Fire is the fifth book in Terry Goodkind's wildly popular Sword of Truth saga. The previous books are: Wizard's First Rule, Stone of Tears, Blood of the Fold, and Temple of the Winds.When last we saw our heroes--Richard Cypher (Lord Rahl) and Kahlan Amnell--they each had made enormous sacrifices to save one another from certain doom. To save her beloved, Khalan, Mother Confessor of the Midlands, had spoken the three chimes, summoning these chaotic beings from the world beyond and unwittingly releasing incredibly destructive power. Now the chimes are stealing souls, and malevolent forces are reshaping the world itself. To save everything from almost certain doom, Richard, Kahlan, and the wizard Zedd must hunt the elusive chimes and reharness them before it's too late. Although comparisons to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series are inevitable, there's obviously enough room in the world for more than one blockbuster swords and sorcery series. With Soul of the Fire, fans of epic sagas will get their fill of adventure, magic, strange beings, and struggles for power as Goodkind delivers another thrilling episode of the Sword of Truth, with all the complexity and taut characterization we've come to expect from this master of fantasy. --Adam Fisher (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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