- Paperback: 643 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (13 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185798854X
- ISBN-13: 978-1857988543
- Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 10.9 x 4.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 294,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Each time Goodkind's hero and heroine save the world from supernatural menaces, there turns out to be a catch involved; what we learn, interestingly, from his particular take on fantasy is to be suspicious and cynical. Last time, in Temple of the Winds, the problem was a plague of supernatural origins; this time, it is beings of water, fire and air, who cause sudden and inexplicable death and are gradually eroding the very magic on which the structure of Richard's world depends. And there is still a crusading emperor, a variety of witch-hunters and the complex uncertainties of Richard's emotional life to deal with. It is typical of Goodkind's bleak take on the stock material of fantasy that when, after four previous volumes, Richard finally marries his beloved Kahlan, there should be terrible consequences. We get to see more of this ingeniously thought-out fantasyland--a doomsday weapon in the hands of dim young conscripts and a society whose corruption enables Goodkind to lecture us on the evils of democracy. Most heroic fantasy has an attachment to autocracy as one of its unspoken values--Goodkind is not least interesting because he tends to follow those values through to their limit. --Roz Kaveney
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"Goodkind's ingenious world building will keep readers captivated." --"Publishers Weekly"
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
You what, Kahlan?,
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This review is from: Soul of the Fire: Soul of the Fire Bk. 5 (Paperback)
Having read the other reviews, it looks as though most people didn't like getting sidetracked by the whole Anderith subplot. To be honest, I loved it. It was certainly a refreshing change, although it did seem to make the book slightly out of place with the rest of the series thus far.I didn't find that a problem at all. And whilst the Chimes were never 'tangible', per se, I don't think they were ever meant to be the major "bad-guy". Instead, they were just something that Richard had to deal with instead of getting ot the root of the problem. So that wasn't my problem either - what was my problem, was Kahlan (and possibly Cara, too). After all that's happened in the previous books, after everything Kahlan has been through not just with material enemies, but with good and bad spirits (like Darken Rahl and the ever-present Keeper), she decides, for some reason, that she isn't going to believe in bad spirits anymore, and rubbishes Richard's worries about them. Even when people die mysteriously, and when she's given all the clues under the Sun, and a man who seems to be able to understand and accomplish everything ever possible (Richard) warns her, she still doesn't believe. That was truly apalling story-telling. But it gets much better towards the end. This may not be the best in the series, but I enjoyed (most of) it nonetheless 8)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Please don't let the other reviews be right!!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Soul of the Fire (Hardcover)
Dragons - OK. Wizards - fine. The sliph - interesting. But a demented chicken???? Oh please! Fantasy? More like lunacy! What's next - a kitten with cannibalistic tendancies? Please, somebody persuade me why I should continue reading this book!Wait a minute - I'm sure that McChicken sandwich is watching me.....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Soul Of The Fire (Sword of Truth) (Paperback)
All I can say is that Terry Goodkind is one of my favourite authors. This series has got to be one of the best I have ever read (even though it is similar to the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan - another great author). Gratch was one of my favourite characters and I actually cried in one of the earlier books when Richard sent him away. Excellent read. Come on Terry, get the next one done!
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