![]() The style of writing between The Sword of Truth and The Law of Nines, and now The Omen Machine, is completely different. Goodkind number two reared his ugly head here and there throughout The Sword of Truth, most notably in Soul of the Fire, Pillars of Creation, and Naked Empire, but he didn’t really come onto the scene until The Law of Nines, a supposed sequel to The Sword of Truth, which read like bad fan fiction. ![]() Despite an ending to The Sword of Truth-the biggest cop out in literary history-which I personally believe to be incredibly lazy and insulting to his fans, it was one of the better series of epic fantasy that I’ve ever read. We came to know and love them through the good times and the bad. The dialog and interaction between the characters was witty and entertaining. The characters were solid, three dimensional, and had very different personalities, strengths and weaknesses. Despite these things, it was extraordinarily well written, especially considering his claims that it was his first attempt at writing a novel. These things include his overuse of deus ex machina rather than letting characters think their way out of tight spots on their own cunning and abilities, and his need to preach to us for page after page (see the entire novel of Naked Empire). It was imaginative, but a little cliché, and full of things that we, his fans, would come to know as his vices. Once upon a time there was an author named Terry Goodkind with a retelling of Arthurian legend he called The Sword of Truth book 1: Wizard’s First Rule. It was the blurst of times, and if you don’t get the reference, it’s your loss. ![]() ![]() I’ll do this by telling you a story it’s called A Tale of Two Goodkinds. By Terry Goodkind? Maybe? Are we sure about this? REALLY? Did Terry Goodkind REALLY write this crap?īefore I get started I’d like to make a point.
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