On the day that she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day when 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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One of the most popular writers of fantasy today, Terry Goodkind divides his time between Maine and Nevada.
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The second in the Chainfire trilogy within the Sword of Truth series continues to explore the effects of the chainfire spell, including the removal of Kahlan from the memory of everyone (almost) who knew her. Two story lines struggle to come together: Kahlan travels with the dark sisters through the villages that populate this fantasy world, struggling to remember who she is and daring to hope for escape; her husband, Richard Rahl, continues to search for her and to urge her friends not to forget her. Sam Tsoutsouvas provides an intense and nuanced narration. He moves with the flow of the plot and anticipates the drama and suspense of the confrontations and battles. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Still Not Great,
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This review is from: Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10) (Audio Cassette)
I started reading Goodkind back when "Wizard's First Rule" came out and eagerly awaited the release of each subsequent novel, that is until after I read "Naked Empire".
The series had been going through a slight decline up to this point, nothing major just the usuall what had been unique and original in the first few novels was now to be expected. There was a slight tendency in the later novels for Richard to break out in long speeches but the speeches were generally balanced out by some good action. (Pillars had broken this balance a little but to me Pillars is an aside book and not really a part of the main lexicon) Goodkind had wrote some of the best battles and fights. In "Naked Empire" this balance was shattered and has yet to be restored. This isn't as bad as "Naked Empire", I actually like this book, and is a little better than "Chainfire". It still isn't great. The first half of the book is way too slow. I had to force myself through the first 250 pages. Richard is still making too many speeches and has now gotten other characters to join in, most notably Nicci. And the worst part is that they are the same speeches over and over again making the same point. Action was at a bare minimum. On the bright side, after the initial unpleasantness there is a return of greatness. The pace picked up, the speeches were once again balanced by action, and the plot began to move forward. This could have been a great book, if not for the first half of the book. Other problems. Richard spending fifty pages on speeches then something occurs to him and he leaves telling everybody no time for explanations. No big deal except every time there has been. It creates unneccesary conflict with the characters. One character doing something because he didn't understand what the other character was doing. And when did Zed and Anne become stupid. They would have figured out after the five thousandth time that Richard said he could do something and did it that he knows what he's talking about, they wouldn't still be arguing with him every time you turn around. Once again this seemed to disappear in the second half of the book, Zed turned for the most part back into his old genius self but come on, enough. I'm looking forward to the last book. Mostly so I can say goodbye to Goodkind forever. He is obviously no longer the author who wrote the first six books in this series.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I loved the storyline in this book, but the author is driving me crazy!,
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This review is from: Phantom (Audio CD)
The sword of Truth series has been a very imaginative series all in all, however the style of writing of Mr. Goodkind is perplexing to me.
The content of his novels seems to be targeted towards adults (rape, torture etc...), however the style of writing seems to be targeting 7 year old kids. It drives me crazy. This latest book is no exception. I loved the storyline, it had me gripped from beginning to end, but why must he drive a point over and over again as if he's reading to a 7 year old? Why not leave anything to the reader's intellect? Another thing that drives me crazy is the constant preaching, which in the past, was limited to the main character "Richard," but now seems to have infected other characters as well. Yes, we get it, life is valuable, say it once and move on! As to this particular book though, it is definitely back to his best writing (in terms of storyline), I feel he drifted in the last few books and is now back on track to an interesting story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a giant cliffhanger,
By JHW (South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phantom (Audio CD)
This plot and dialog is as compelling as all of the other books, but do not expect the complex plot to be resolved. I don't know when the Sword of Truth series will end, but it will definitely be in some future book. I'm reporting this because, if you read this book, you likely have read the previous nine. I expected big resolutions of plot issues and they just did not happen. Great cliffhanger at the end, though.
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