WTF is this? Is Tad taking his meds?
In the Silmarillion a brother and sister marry. It does not end well.
Goodkind does not like his works of art to be called fantasyThat said, the political stuff does make Sword of Truth a fascinating sort of trainwreck. Especially since it wasn't until the halfway point of the series that he really committed to using the books to proselytize for sucking Ayn Rand's metaphorical dick, and he had already established things in the first half of the series--back when he was mostly just trying to write a fantasy series--that actively contradicted Objectivism. Watching him scramble to deal with that was fun.
First of all, I don't write fantasy. I write stories that have important human themes. They have elements of romance, history, adventure, mystery and philosophy. Most fantasy is one-dimensional. It's either about magic or a world-building. I don't do either.
What I have done with my work has irrevocably changed the face of fantasy. In so doing I've raised the standards. I have not only injected thought into a tired empty genre, but, more importantly, I've transcended it showing what more it can be-and in so doing spread my readership to completely new groups who don't like and wont ready typical fantasy. Agents and editors are screaming for more books like mine
From the comments:Oh, and while I didn’t think the first book was that bad (a bit rapey perhaps), this synopsis had me rolling
Underground Reading: Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
People shit on the series but there's more good than bad. The 3 main protagonists are good and there's plenty of good shit that happens. That being said, especially in the middle books, there's need for better editing. Books 7-11 should probably be 3 or 4 books instead of 5. The Sanderson stuff is almost completely the other direction in that he wrapped things up maybe too fast and his take on some of the characters, particularly Mat seemed off but mostly he concluded the series satisfactorily. It's worth reading through.The Eye Of The World
$2.99 Kindle version currently.
How long are these books good for? Seems like a really solid series, according to a few people I have spoken to.
Winter's Heart and Crossroads right after it were definitely the low point of the series. Faile and way too much Camelyn shit.Winters heart was the death of these books for me. Could not get past it.
Yeah, I mean the Faile shit and the Camelyn shit could have been a handful of chapters instead of like half those 2 books.Right, those two books are awful. Not as bad on reread, just skip the shitty character chapters.
Overall I would still recommend reading the series. It’s a good bit of world building and some good characters and plot lines. The main problem is there are awful characters and pointless plot lines that take over the middle part of the series.
Also I hate the semi cliffhanger ending of the series.