(Almost beating you over the head at some points.) However, that only happens ocassionaly, and you can move on with the wonderful descriptions and good dialog. Though sometimes Terry is a bit over the top preaching his characters motives so you understand why they have to do what they do. Chris Well, I'm nearly finished with the 11th book of the series, 'Confessor' and have very much enjoyed it.
#TERRY GOODKIND SWORD OF TRUTH BOOK 1 SERIES#
It's possible, now that the series is finally, thankfully over, that it has.more But the work of everything after that, for all intents, should've buried his career. I could understand it if the caliber of the work had remained at the level that it was in books 1, 2, and 6. It's also unbelievable that his work has been so successful. It strange, but I think Goodkind is one of the few writers I have ever read who has progressively gotten worse at his craft as he has progressed through his career. Goodkinds despicable monologues from his main character, Richard, are the sort of thing that belong in bad philosophy books, not fiction.
It is quite another to force characters into situations which "prove" that said philosophy is correct. It is one thing to use some philosophy to influence and shape characters. Except maybe some future enemy of mine, whose writing career I wish to ruin with the influence of this horrible series (books 7-end, I mean). While Faith of the Fallen is a pretty blatant ripoff of The Fountainhead, at least Goodkind let the characters figure things out on their own, instead of forcing them into situations where they can act "objectively." Subsequent books in the series, all the way to the end, were such poor examples of what publishable writing should be, that I will never in good conscience recommend them to another living person. Books 3-5 were mediocre in plot and impact, and everything after Faith of the Fallen, books 7-end, were absolutely horrendous, and showed just what a terrible thing it can be for someone to take Ayn Rand too seriously. While Faith of the Fallen is a pretty blatant ripoff of The Fountainhead, at least Goodkind let the characters figure things out on their own, instead of forcing them into situations where they ca The first two books in this series were great, as was Faith of the Fallen, book six. The first two books in this series were great, as was Faith of the Fallen, book six.
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