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The Sword of Thruth
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http://forums.thebookforum.com/showthread.php?t=1469&highlight=sword+truth
There's a thread about the series there, although its not right long. I found the first few books were good but I got a bit bored through the 4th/5th. Really liked the first one though.
I'm sure there was more of a discussion about the series somewhere... If I could be bothered I'd have more of a look
There's a thread about the series there, although its not right long. I found the first few books were good but I got a bit bored through the 4th/5th. Really liked the first one though.
I'm sure there was more of a discussion about the series somewhere... If I could be bothered I'd have more of a look
hay82
Active Member
Thanks Freya
From what I have read other people say about it, it doesn't appear to be a great series, but I will probably know soon enough.
I found it at bit irritating that it was a series, I was looking for a book to read in a couple of days and nowhere on the cover does it say that it is book 6 ..
Hay
From what I have read other people say about it, it doesn't appear to be a great series, but I will probably know soon enough.
I found it at bit irritating that it was a series, I was looking for a book to read in a couple of days and nowhere on the cover does it say that it is book 6 ..
Hay
faraday8
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it's called debt of bones.(the newest one about zedd) Its sort of like a prequel to the sword of truth series.
as for the sword of truth series, well i liked it alot at the beginning- except well the fifth book kind of got boring, and then faith of the fallen, the sixth book made a pretty strong comeback....and pillars of creation, the seventh, well that just ran the series into the ground. however, the eighth while interesting, was nonetheless completely removed from the plot. I'm hoping he'll bring the series back together in chainfire, the ninth book, coming out in january 2005...
as for the sword of truth series, well i liked it alot at the beginning- except well the fifth book kind of got boring, and then faith of the fallen, the sixth book made a pretty strong comeback....and pillars of creation, the seventh, well that just ran the series into the ground. however, the eighth while interesting, was nonetheless completely removed from the plot. I'm hoping he'll bring the series back together in chainfire, the ninth book, coming out in january 2005...
I've read all of them. If you are at an airport about to go on an International flight and that is all they have in the way of SF/Fantasy--go on and get it. It beats a two year old airline magazine. Anyhow, it seems like they generally tend to ramble a bit until the author hits a certain page number, then he gets in a hurry to wrap it before, say, 850 or so. All in all its a pretty good storyline. The first few are the best--Naked Empire just about whupped me.
Just in case you didn't know, the first one is Wizard's First Rule.
I liked the first three well enough - some nice ideas and entertaining characters. But then it just got a bit tedious. I wish authors knew when to cut their losses and run with a series. We currently have both Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan milking their series for all they can get (Laurell K Hamilton is doing the same thing with her Anita Blake series, to some extent).
I liked the first three well enough - some nice ideas and entertaining characters. But then it just got a bit tedious. I wish authors knew when to cut their losses and run with a series. We currently have both Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan milking their series for all they can get (Laurell K Hamilton is doing the same thing with her Anita Blake series, to some extent).
I'm afraid I'm busy at work so can't just toddle off to retrieve my copy of Debt of Bones. However, since Debt of Bones belongs in Terry Goodkind's series The Sword of Truth, why on earth would Robert Jordan have written it, since he is the sterling author of the Wheel of Time?
The following is what is posted on amazon.com....
Do you not think they would also have made mention of the fact that copyright was RJ? Do you have the book right there? Can you actually see as you type that it is copyright RJ?
From Publishers Weekly
Terry Goodkind (Faith of the Fallen) presents Debt of Bones, a prequel to his Sword of Truth series that involves series character First Wizard Zedd in the time before the Boundaries were drawn.
Do you not think they would also have made mention of the fact that copyright was RJ? Do you have the book right there? Can you actually see as you type that it is copyright RJ?
From Publishers Weekly
Terry Goodkind (Faith of the Fallen) presents Debt of Bones, a prequel to his Sword of Truth series that involves series character First Wizard Zedd in the time before the Boundaries were drawn.
Zolipara
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I think Prolixic is referring to a mistake done by TOR books.
http://www.talkaboutabook.com/group/alt.books.terry-goodkind/messages/7439.html
While we are on the subject or T. Goodkind. Am i the only one that thinks he is a extreme right-wing nutter?
http://www.talkaboutabook.com/group/alt.books.terry-goodkind/messages/7439.html
While we are on the subject or T. Goodkind. Am i the only one that thinks he is a extreme right-wing nutter?
magemanda said:
Zoli's got it right. I just sort of threw that thing about Robert Jordan writing it as a joke, Mage. When the book was printed Robert Jordan is listed as the author on the Copryright page. *shrug Printing error or something.
Do a google search: debt of bones recall. You'll get a jillion hits. I bought the thing and had it sitting in my read pile when I heard about it.