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Temple of the Winds Bk. 4 (Sword of Truth S.) (Paperback)

by Terry Goodkind (Author)
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  • Paperback: 800 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (5 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752816780
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752816784
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 40,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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TEMPLE OF THE WINDS is the New York Times bestselling 4th volume in the epic fantasy sequence The Sword of Truth. When the last of the wizards wer faced with defeat at the hands of the agents of the Dark, they locked their most precious aretfacts inside the Temple of the Winds for safekeeping. The Temple exists on a different plane of reality to either the lands orthe Dark Realm, but as a terrifying plague is unleashed on the world one of the sisters of the Dark finds an unexpected gateway revealed to her. Richard and Kahlan will face their most difficult moments yet as they struggle to find a way to combat both the plague that is killing their people and the threat posed to the Temple of the Winds.


About the Author

Terry Goodkinds first novel, Wizards First Rule immediately established him as one of the worlds bestselling authors. Each subsequent book in the Sword of Truth series sold better than the one before and some twenty million copies of books in the series have now been sold. He lives in the USA.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 14 Dec 2001
By A Customer
This book is fast paced and is very hard to put down. The 'betrayal' of the one in white is absolutely terrific and the climax of the story is gripping. TG has kept up the same quality of storytelling as he has done in the Wizard's First Rule. Definately worth buying.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars This is so awful it should come with a health warning, 11 May 2009
By P. Rennison "Monday" (UK) - See all my reviews
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The dialogue in this book would embarrass a 7 year old, it is so so wooden, nothing is ever implied and each conversation is ground out like a meeting of two strangers talking about something new to both of them - beyond painful

Appalling writing, Goodkind is a terrible myisogynist where every female character however powerful, strong and regardless of back story only really wants to be seen as attractive and popular by men, to be loved by a good man, to be understood, to held in big strong arms (God it is worse than a Mills and Boon reject!)

The right wing slant of the writing, where the rights of the individual and weak are stamped on the for common good is childish and written as if this was a mind blowing leap in human thought.

The way all the main characters go from being rationale to being utterly clueless just so terrible plot lines can be justified and stretched out was so clumsy and insulting that it made my teeth itch!!!

This series started averagely and at this point I can take it no more. For Gods sake, everyone swapping their personality traits to fit the authors lack of imagination and planning or to fit bad writing is so poor it deserves to be binned.

I can't quite remember a book where the dialogue, plot and romantic writing are so utterly awful as to make me angry!!

How does this man get published? He is dreadful, dreadful, dreadful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Breathing Life into the Old Horse, 23 Nov 2000
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The first two books in this series were excellent. I then came to read the third, Blood of the Fold, and was severerly disappointed. It read well, but nothing really happened; about the only notable events are the discovery of the sliph and the destruction of the Palace of Prophets.

The Temple of the Winds, however, breathes life back into the dead horse than Goodkind seemed to be flogging. It's not so much a voyage or a battle, as a puzzle that must be solved. Many events in the plot contribute to the heightening mystery, keeping you geussing "Who, How, Where..." up until the finale. Several hints are given along the way as to how the book is going to end, but it's only after you've finished reading that you think "Oh yeah, now I get it...".

The reasons this book loses its star are two fold. Firstly, we seem to spend a significant proportion of the book re-introducing characters and themes that have been running throughout the series. This is particularly evident in the initial interrogation of Marlin. However this isn't as big a drawback as it is in Blood of the Fold, and things soon settle down to their familiar rythm. Secondly, the situation at the end would be impossible to escape; if the villan had any wits about him at all which, from the rest of the book he has. You have to re-read this section several times to understand just how things are done, and even then it's a little far-fetched. But then that's how the rest of the books in this series have been... so nothing new there.

All in all, a worthy addition to the Sword of Truth series (as well as looking as cool as anything - black and gold rocks :).

I'd be interested to see how Mr Goodkind keeps Darken Rahl involved in future books - his appearance in this one is tenuous, although it does make sense.

But this book and read it. But only after you've read the other three.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I didn't think that this book was anywhere near as good as the previous ones in the series. Richard may be a wizard with a mighty sword, but he doesn't really need weapons, as he... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ally

5.0 out of 5 stars TEMPLE OF THE WINDS ROCKS!!!
This is the 4th instalment of Terry Goodkind's amazing Sword Of Truth Series. It Follows Richard as he get to grips with becoming The Master of D'Hara and a War Wizard whilst... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Foudy

1.0 out of 5 stars A real let down
Unfortunately this series seems to have suffered from from a similar fate to the wheel of time. Maybe writers of this ilk need to consider whether their craft or constantly... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Wibblah

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the previous ones
It is not a bad read but it is not as good as the previous volumes. Definitely do not have the quality of the first book "Wizards first rule". Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rajesh Kumar

1.0 out of 5 stars Temple of the Winds
So incredibly boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the first two or three were great, especially Wizards First Rule. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The intricate plot keeps you on the edge of your seat.
The plot continues where "Blood of the Fold" closes, Introducing new charactors and building on those from earlier in the series. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Another gripping adventure for Kahlan and Richard
You may find this one a little slower to start than the first three in the series but once you get in to it Terry has all the the twists and turns that his magic kingdom can... Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2001 by d.bradley@btinternet.com

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, violently gripping addition to the series
Another excellent book by the master of serious fantasy. A must for readers of the series. An entertaining read that will have you up all night and seriously neglecting other... Read more
Published on 17 May 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing continuation of the series
I enjoyed the first 2 or 3 books in this series, but couldn't help but feel the author is getting paid by the word! Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2001 by adshead-grant@netscapeonline.co.uk

3.0 out of 5 stars An ambling read until the last 40 page dash
After the excellent Wizards First Rule and Stone of Tears I must confess that Temple of the Winds was a slight disappointment as was Blood of the Fold. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2001

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