Customer Reviews

Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth Series)

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First of all, I don't understand all the harsh reviews of Terry Goodkind's SoT series. Perhaps the themes in his books have appeared in other stories, but that's true of every author. Any fantasy author who has written about magic, wizards, beautiful women, elves, dwarves, dragons, swords, quests, traveling, a great evil foe, etc. has copied that theme from someone else. Many reviewers compare these stories to Robert Jordan's. They may have similarities, but the biggest difference is that Goodkind's books are INTERESTING. If Robert Jordan came up with these themes first (which he didn't), he sure didn't know what to do with them. I'm glad that Goodkind did. It takes Jordan a whole book just to get his characters to finish breakfast.

Others have recommended Terry Brooks over Terry Goodkind while in the same breath complaining that Goodkind copied the themes in his books. Did any of you ever read the Sword of Shannara? The first 100+ pages were a rip-off of The Fellowship of the Ring.

One reviewer, who ranked this book with ONE STAR wrote, "The evil emperor simply wants to control the world, wow...that's so amazing. We have no idea why he wants to control the world or how he got in a position to do that". If this reader had actually bothered to read the words INSIDE the book, he/she would know that why Jagang wanted to rule and also why he has the power he does. If you're going to rank a book as ONE at least read it. If you can't understand it, that's your problem, not the book's.

My last tirade is concerning the repetition others have complained about. He does fill you in on things you might have forgotten from previous books, but it is not overdone in the least. I think it is very helpful, especially if you read the books as they were published and had to wait a long time between each one.

My comments on this whole series can be summed up in the phrase, "it's great"! I read the books; I enjoyed them thoroughly and would recommend others read them.

Originally i came on this sight to refresh my memory of the other books in the series but instead i had to stop and comment on some of these reviews. These are some of the harshest reviews I have ever read. All the books in this series were remarkably good and I thought, much better than Robert Jordan. Terry Goodkind manages to add whole new concepts and ideas that add little twists to the plot. And the action makes it more exciting then most Robert Jordan novels which tend to take forever to get one thing done.I have a collection of over 200 fantasy novels and i thought this was one of the best series. Please ignore any errors it was one in the morning when i wrote this review.

I am enjoying listening to all of the Sword Of Truth books. Also I truly like the fact that I can purchase these Audiobooks on Amazon for less than I can find elsewhere.

Blood of the Fold is an excellent book as a stand alone or as the continuation of the Sword Of Truth series. Terry Goodkind does an excellent job of making the characters people you can enjoy and care about.

My husband and I have been listening to the series on audio book. My only complaint is that as the reader changes with each book, the pronunciation of the names of people and places changes as well. This is a very minor complaint as the story is excellent.

I highly recommend this series of books.

Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11)

I was suggested to read this series by the artist, Kieth Parkinson, and to this day I am still thanking him for the suggestion. The Connection to the first book has this one keeping me just as drawn is as his first, The Wizard's First Rule, and his second, Stone of Tears. You can feel the world just opening in these pages he has written, and they give me a feeling of the people in this world, and an understanding of their world. This story has made me laugh and made me cry, from one end of the spectrum to the next. The mystery is always there also, you are never quite sure where things are going, but many answers are given, and some are still in the wings, which is great.... means there is more to come in the next book. Jagang's slow and sinister way of trying to destroy the New World from the inside, while he is gathering his forces in the Old World to conquer by the sword is classic. It takes an intelligence to understand his motives, and always keeps you guessing. Richard's continued growth into being a wizard and his understanding and education are proceeding well, but he still doesn't know how to deal with everything, His friendsand love, are there to assist with their hearts and minds. I have now read these three novels 5 times through each, and am now reading them out loud to my girlfriend who finds them just as entertaining as I do, even her 13 year old daughter is now reading, and wants to catch up so I can read to them both. Thanks Terry, for the people you have created, and for their story you have shared with us. I have read books in this genre since I was in grade school, and have never raved about any as much as these.

Dick Hill has read all the other SOT books, so I was eagerly awaiting this one to come out on unabridged tape (although I have read the book and enjoyed it immensely). Buck Schriner is a good reader, but no one approaches Hill. For reviewers who complained about the repeated mention of Richard being the "bringer of death", you should have listened to Hill's readings. Every time he says this, it's like listening to ghost stories around a camp fire. SPOOKY!!! It didn't matter how many times it was repeated throughout this series, I shivered every single time.

I hope Dick Hill will be reading Soul of the Fire. I'm not sure I can wait until April!!!

Although this isn't out yet, I have listened to the other versions of Wizards First Rule, Stone of Tears, and Temple of the Winds.. I must say, BrillianceAudio is the only one to get it right. Avoid any other audio versions of Goodkinds works, and GET THIS. So far, anything I've gotten by BrillianceAudio hasn't let me down, for Goodkind, or anyone else. I highly recomend them to anyone.

After buying Wizards First Rule, Stone of Tears Unabridged tapes I was very let down when I listened to Blood of the Fold tape. I had to buy the book in order to keep the story flowing. The desire to listen, rather than read the book is a must for me as I travel extensively and listen to books while I'm driving. I and my husband became so wound up in the story that we bought the book to do the necessary research to piece together the story line and character explainations that the Soundelux Audio Publishing Co. failed to cover in their abrided version of Blood of the Fold. By the time this was completed and we got back on track with the Temple of the Winds tape, the company which recorded it had phonetically changed how they pronounced Kahlan Amnells' name. This minor change however small affected our already trained ear for a while until we adjusted to the new name. I'm not a fan of Fantasy, but my daughter got me hook on this set of tapes and I really do enjoy them. I'm only hoping there will be a remake of Blood of the Fold in the unabriged version for us tape listing fans.

PLEASE go back to Brilliance Corp. This audio version was the pits. I would purchase it again if you can get the rights released and retaped by Brilliance. For those of us who only do Audio the complete word for word is the only way to go and I hope book #5 is unabridged.

THE AUDIO VERSION WAS NOT DONE BY BRILLANCE CORP. WE LOVED WIZARD'S FIRST RULE, STONE OF TEARS, AND TEMPLE OF THE WINDS. ALL WERE UNABRIDGED. CURRENTLY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE UNABRIDGED COPY OF BOLD OF THE FOLD. ABRIDGED COPY TO SHORT!!!!! GREAT BOOK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ. WE LOVE TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.