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Wizard's First Rule

The Sword of Truth: Volume 1

By Terry Goodkind

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| Hardcover | 9780312857059

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The masterpiece that started The New York Times bestselling epic Sword of TruthIn the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debContinue

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The Best Reviews: Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule

"An amazing epic fantasy" The evil Darken Rahl is succeeding in making a grab to possess the three boxes of Orden in order to control the magic that is contained within them. Darken Rahl's strategic goal is conquering the three kingdoms (Westland, Th ... (read full critics)

thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

7 Reviews

Long-winded and slow-paced. The TV show was much better. Good story, though.

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Serena said on Feb 21, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

i'm a fantasy nut so a book like this was perfect for me. it was a slow read but the amazing storyline filled with details made up for it. the ending was great. it left the reader with enough questions to want to pick up the second book of the series...which is exactly what i'm going to do.

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Anik K Nath said on Jul 4, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

So much better than I thought it would be! (I also thought it was from the 70s, and instead it was written in the early 90s XD)
I'm very happy that I saw Legend of the Seeker before reading the books, because I think I would have hated it for all the differences XD and it's a nice tv series, so yay. ... (continue)

So much better than I thought it would be! (I also thought it was from the 70s, and instead it was written in the early 90s XD)
I'm very happy that I saw Legend of the Seeker before reading the books, because I think I would have hated it for all the differences XD and it's a nice tv series, so yay.
Also, I now have to read everything else there is to read of this series ♥

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Mag said on Jan 2, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

The best book I have ever read!
The way it's written is amazing, and captivates you on each page.
It's the type of book that causes you to feel a connection with the characters. It's full of battles, fantasy worlds and emotion.
I'd recommend this book to everyone.

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- Alexandria - said on Sep 16, 2010 | Add your feedback

The best book of the series.

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muppetface said on Dec 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

*** This comment contains spoilers! ***

I didn't like this book very much and I don't think I'll buy the next volumes of the series.
The reason is only one: in my opinion, the story goes TOO fast and the characters are not well developed because they must keep up with it!
So many things happen that you would expect the character ... (continue)

I didn't like this book very much and I don't think I'll buy the next volumes of the series.
The reason is only one: in my opinion, the story goes TOO fast and the characters are not well developed because they must keep up with it!
So many things happen that you would expect the characters to be at least confused, but no!
Richard discovers he is the wielder of the Sword and its power, he is going to be the strongest wizard in the world, he falls in love, his life changes completely... and all this he accepts in some ten pages and conforms to the changes without struggle!
Maybe I was used to Jordan's Rand, but I don't like this Richard at all.
Another (secondary) fault of Goodkind story is that you recognize some similarities between characters/events of "Wizard's first rule" and other books (the sorcerer with the deformed keeper of the Sword is almost the same as Brooks' two sorcerer sisters, the girl with that odd tool that tortures Richard is analogous to Jordan's Seanchans), but I insist this is only secondary.
If you enjoyed Jordan and Martin, I don't think you will appreciate this book.
If you like Ann Marston and similars, then buy this book too.

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Alice Bridgwater said on Aug 5, 2009 about the Audio Cassette edition | Add your feedback