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The Sword of Truth, Boxed Set III, Books 7-9: The Pillars of Creation, Naked Empire, Chainfire

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3-great books, each for totally different reasons

By Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" - October 25, 2006

As a HUGE fan of the Sword of Truth series, I have picked up each novel with a renewed interest in where Terry Goodkind will send us next, and what will happen next in the monumental battle against Jagang's seeminly endless army of the Order. Most of the novels have been absolutely amazing -- with only two exceptions, one of which has been included in this boxed set.

Pillars Of Creation ****

If this had been the very first book in the series, it would have been received MUCH better than it originally was. I have three big reasons why, and they have NOTHING to do with how good the book is. Let me explain: I purchased this book originally in hardback, and I noticed that the inside front cover *teased* us with a miniature description of the storyline...the problem is the publisher manipulates you into thinking this story features the main characters of Richard, Kahlan and soforth. The second reason is that of ALL the Terry Goodkind novels, this is the ONLY one... read more

story needs to end

By C - June 18, 2011

THe first three books are amazing, with fantastic characters and plot, but as with every book or movie that goes beyond its original stories it faces several problems. The first of which is after facing the keeper of the underworld fighting the Order is a huge step down and can't compete. The author has been forced to insert a ton of "miniquests" short stories thatadd no real value to the plot but give the characters something to do. The second is the characters like Richard become almost invincible. The third is more of a group of problems involving the author more than anything else. The best way to put this is in this statement. To Richard and Terry Goodkind get a room! The author has fallen in love with his own main character. In the story Richard can do almost no wrong and when he makes a mistake it is a stupid mistake that is easily fixed. Indeed although the enemy could be considered formidable in another book it no longer takes center stage in Richard's fight. He seems... read more

Bland selection of novels

By Darren Wade "Rocket Scientist (yes really)" - August 7, 2010

So by the time you've got to book 7, you will have noticed that Terry Goodkind has seemingly vastly reduced the page count of each novel. Well that is because I think he is losing interest and steam. The first book of this set is probably the worst in my opinion, and it is followed by what is probably the third worst. The best books of the series are possibly the first 3, but it has been a year since I read the third so I can't remember if it is as good as the Temple of the Winds. By this time, the books have become so repetitive that the only plot devices that have any challenge for his super overpowered characters, who have obviously leveled up too much and suffered from "Monty Hall" syndrome if you know RPG parlance, are immune to almost everything, except kidnapping and rape. It is a common theme throughout the series, but it gets old. And with the first book of this set, you lose focus of the main characters. Don't expect to see them much in this book. As with all of the... read more

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