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This special bundled package includes one hardcover copy each of all 5 books in Terry Goodkind's bestselling Sword of Truth series. The books are:
Wizard's First Rule
Stone of Tears
Blood of the Fold
Temple of the Winds
Soul of the FireAmazon.com Review
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is one of modern fantasy's most compelling story arcs, with complex characters, lush settings, and a deeply intriguing plot. Goodkind's fans are legion, and each new book in the series is an instant bestseller. With the Sword of Truth series, fans of epic sagas will get their fill of adventure, magic, strange beings, and struggles for power. The series follows the adventures of Richard Cypher and his beloved Kahlan Amnell as they struggle to find their destinies in a world of magic and intrigue.

This exciting gift set includes the first five books of the Sword of Truth series: Wizard's First Rule, Stone of Tears, Blood of the Fold, Temple of the Winds, and Soul of the Fire. ... Read more

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Sword Of Truth Series
I have read the entire Sword of Truth series all the way up to Naked Empire (which when I was in the book store I bought on sight despite the price simply because I love the series so much.) I LOVE this series and have acutally, I'll admit it, read it twice. Terry Goodkind manages to create a new world just for the readers and flesh it out enough to make it almost angible yet still leaves a lot up to the readers imagination.It's the perfect mix of telling you what to see and letting you see if for yourself.I would suggest to anyone that they read this series.

Great stories for anybody!
Let me start off by saying that I do not normally like Fantasy novels.I've tried to read a few, and I find most of them extremely boring.I do like the fantasy genre, i.e. movies, and I like Tolkien, but for the most part, fantasy novels in and of themselves are boring to me.Anyways, my husband is a fan of the fantasy genre, and we were together for 2 years before he finally convinced me to read these books.We made a deal that if I read the SoT series, he would read the Harry Potter series.Well, I read them all the first time voraciously!I have not been so engrossed in a book series since Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings!These books are easy to read for those of us who don't normally read fantasy novels, and they are extremely exciting and suspensful!I found myself skipping household chores so that I could sit down with Richard and Kahlan and find out what would happen next to them.I am now on my 2nd time through them, and even though I know what to expect now, they are no less exciting!I am so in love with these stories that I became a regular on Terry Goodkind's website and found out about Naked Empire before my husband did!!I recommend these books to anybody who loves a good story, with romance, drama, suspense, and a bit of comedy.I can't wait to start on Naked Empire!

i would rate these books a 10 if i could!!!
I picked up the first book when a friend loaned it to me mid-september, and i finished all the existing books by the end of october (around a busy class schedule), and I've been impatiently waiting for naked empire ever since then.now (april 2003), i'm starting to re-read them (more slowly this time) so they're fresh in my mind when naked empire comes out.these books are amazing, i usually don't like fantasy/sci-fi/magic, or whatever category these books fall into, but i loved them.so did my mother who usually only reads mysteries and trashy romance novels.

Outstanding Series
I have read all of the SoT books at least 3 times each, I feel they are very well writen.My compliments to Terry Goodkind.It is rare to find great authors in this time, Terry has shown that he stands among the greats.I look forward to the further adventures of Richard Rahl/Cypher, Kahlan Amnel, Zed, Chase and more.

Outstanding Series
I have read all of the SoT books at least 3 times each, I feel they are very well writen.My compliments to Terry Goodkind.It is rare to find great authors in this time, Terry has shown that he stands among the greats.I look forward to the further adventures of Richard Rahl/Cypher, Kahlan Amnel, Zed, Chase and more. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Lieux de L'épée de Vérité, Legend of the Seeker : L'épée de Vérité, Terry Goodkind, Mère Inquisitrice, Sourcier de Vérité, Mord-Sith, Sœurs de La Lumière, Sœurs de L'obscurité, Agiel, Ordre Impérial. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : L'Épée de vérité (The Sword of Truth) est une série écrite par le romancier américain Terry Goodkind, racontant l'histoire de Richard Cypher, un guide forestier, et de ses compagnons, Kahlan Amnell, Zeddicus Zul'Zorander et bien d'autres à travers un monde assez sombre toujours menacé par la destruction ou l'asservissement. L'auteur a écrit les 11 livres qui composent ce cycle, la série se clôturant par une trilogie. Les tomes sont publiés en France par les éditions Bragelonne au rythme d'un tome par an. Ils sont aussi publiés par les éditions France Loisirs. Le premier tome est aussi paru aux éditions J'ai Lu en 2 volumes (1998), le traducteur étant Valena Magitoubyac. Le cycle est constitué des livres suivants : Richard Cypher est un modeste garde forestier ordinaire qui vit en Terre d'Ouest. Pour lui comme pour tous les autres habitants de cette région, le monde s'arrête à la Frontière, barrière infranchissable et terrifiante. Mais un jour, son chemin croise celui d'une étrange femme traquée du nom de Kalhan, se prétendant originaire des Contrées du Milieu, de l'autre côté de la Frontière. En lui sauvant la vie, il s'implique sans le vouloir dans une histoire qui le dépasse : la Frontière s'affaiblit et le Seigneur de D'Hara veut profiter de cette opportunité pour conquérir les Contrées du Milieu et soumettre le monde. À l'aide de Kahlan et du Premier Sorcier Zeddicus Zul'Zorander qui s'était exilé en Terre D'Ouest des années auparavant, Richard, nommé Sourcier de...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Terry Goodkind, Pierre Monteux, Wilhelm Reich, Nelson Rockefeller, Tim Sylvia, Daniel Coit Gilman, Dan Fogelberg, John Hay Whitney, Erich Kunzel, Jonathan Fisher, Barbara Bel Geddes, Marguerite Yourcenar, Ruth Moore, James G. Blunt, Robert Mccloskey, Jane Weinberger, T. M. Gray, E. H. Dyer, Darryl Pollard, Thomas N. Schroth, Bryant Moore, Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., Frank A. Moore, Paul Stookey, Peter Suber, Esther Ralston, Shirley Povich, Clarence M. Condon, Leonard Jarvis, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Gleason Archer, Sr., Lynne Williams, Davis Wasgatt Clark, Noah Brooks, George Sopkin, Jacob Barker, Peter K. Homer, Carolyn Cooke, James Russell Wiggins, John F. Bickford, Bernard-Anselme D'abbadie de Saint-Castin, Kyle Jones, Frank Fellows, Newbold Noyes, Jr., Parker Fennelly, Asa S. Knowles, Eleanor Mayo, Beppie Noyes, Mary Ellen Chase, Elijah W. Reed, Joseph D'abbadie de Saint-Castin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 255. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wilhelm Reich (March 24, 1897 November 3, 1957) was an Austrian born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry. He was the author of several notable textbooks, including The Mass Psychology of Fascism and Character Analysis, both published in 1933. Reich worked with Sigmund Freud in the 1920s and was a respected analyst for much of his life, focusing on character structure rather than on individual neurotic symptoms. He tried to reconcile Marxism and psychoanalysis, arguing that neurosis is rooted in the physical, sexual, economic, and social conditions of the patient, and promoted adolescent sexuality, the availability of contraceptives, abortion, and divorce, and the importance for women of economic independence. His work influenced a generation of intellectuals, in...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=198336 ... Read more

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Chapters: Terry Goodkind, List of Legend of the Seeker Episodes, Legend of the Seeker, the Sword of Truth, the Sword of Truth Universe, Identity, Bruce Spence, Robert Tapert, David de Lautour. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 76. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The following is an episode list for the American television series Legend of the Seeker that is produced by ABC Studios and distributed in domestic syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The show is based on the fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind and follows a woods guide who, after being thrust into a world of magic, is charged with the responsibility to protect the world from evil. The first season premiered with a double bill on November 1, 2008. The series was renewed for a second season in January 2009, which premiered on November 7, 2009. On April 26, 2010 Ausiello Files reported that the series has been canceled and will not return for a third season. Fans of the series have responded by launching a renewal campaign titled "Save Our Seeker". Terry Goodkind has expressed his support for the campaign. As of May 22, 2010, a total of 44 episodes have aired. Season one premiered on 1 November 2008 and aired until 23 May 2009 in the United States, where it was broadcast via syndication. It introduced the main characters of the series: Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), Kahlan Amnell (Bridget Regan) and Zeddicus "Zedd" Zu'l Zorander (Bruce Spence). Richard is a woods guide who discovers that he is the Seeker of Truth, a sacred post that has the responsibility to uphold justice in the world. He learns that an ancient prophecy names him as the person who will defeat Darken Rahl (Craig Parker), a tyrant bent on conquering the world. As he journeys in search of Rahl, Richard is aided by Zed...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19161605 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!Terry Goodkind (born 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA) is a contemporary American writer and author of the best-selling epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth, which, according to his publisher Tor Books in an August 2006 press release, has more than 10 million copies in print and has been translated into 20 different languages. In a recent Publishers Weekly article, it was reported that Goodkind has sold 25 million copies worldwide. Goodkind was born in 1948 and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended schooling in art and Catholic Catechism Instruction. ... Read more

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Culmination of a Remarkable Fantasy Series
The Sword of Truth series was recommended to me this past June, so I set out to buy all 12 volumes and succeeded after a few weeks. I started with volume 1, a novella called "Debt of Bones" and have just finished "Confessor". This was a memorable undertaking, which I found to be mostly rewarding. I have read some of the discussions on the Amazon web site and found some of them interesting; I would like to limit my impressions to an overview of the entire series.

First of all this series contains explicit sex, violence, and horror, it should be given an X rating, and is definitely written for mature adults, not children. Having said that, I doubt if mature adults will be too surprised by what they read; as a U.S. Navy veteran I encountered no shocking new revelations. In that regard, however, I do feel that Terry Goodkind, (TG) did sometime linger much too long on scenes of that sort that could have been dealt with by inference.

It became quite obvious that TG is a fan of words; he uses words with skill and creates mental images of both great beauty and gore with equal facility. There were some instances where I read some of his descriptions of forest beauty to my wife as he had painted word pictures of surpassing beauty.

After having TG's Sword of Truth series recommended to me; I did some preliminary research to try and find out about him before starting to purchase the series. I discovered that TG is an "Objectivist" and brings his Objectivist philosophy into his books. I found that of interest as I too appreciate many of the tenants of Objectivism. During Ayn Rand's lifetime I was a subscriber to the "Objectivist Newsletter" and have read many of her non-fiction books and at least one of her works of fiction. There is, however one major point of departure between the Objectivist philosophy and my personal life outlook, and that is I'm a Christian.

If one should take out TG's lecture portions on Objectivism, the length of the series could well be reduced by 30 to 40 percent. In spite of his devotion to Objectivism, he is a very good story teller and comes up with many unexpected twists and turns to his story line. I found the series, on the whole to be exciting at times and somewhat tedious at others. In all honesty I have to confess to skimming over some of the Objectivist lectures.

This is undoubtedly the longest series I have ever read that involves the same characters all the way through. Actually only one character appears, alive, in all 12 volumes, and that is First Wizard Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, generally known as Zedd. Generally each book takes up where the last one left off, sometimes in the same scene. As some have pointed out, the last three volumes are essentially one extended book, no effort whatsoever being made to suggest a conclusion in volumes 10 and 11. I can see how frustrating that would be to have to wait until the next book is written to read what is essentially the next chapter.

The length of the series permits extensive character development; this results in one getting to know the characters and really care about them. It was interesting to watch Nicci's development as she emerged into the light of Objectivism.

Objectivist writers find themselves needing a messiah figure; whether this messiah figure is called John Galt (Atlas Shrugged) or Richard Rahl, this character is needed to serve as the focus on whom the implementation of the Objectivist philosophy depends. Richard Rahl rises to the occasion in the conclusion of Confessor by doing all that is needed of a messiah figure in bringing full resolution to the Sword of Truth series.

Terry Goodkind fails to distinguish between Biblical Christianity and religion. Biblical Christianity is not a religion in that righteousness before "The Creator" is not attained by good works, but by simple faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although TG identifies a life and an afterlife, only "The Keeper", the lord of the underworld, is presented clearly in the story as a serious threat. His version of "The Creator" is only referenced in an ineffectual manner by those to whom it is made to appear as a weakness or failure in their reasoning ability.

Having said all this am I glad I read it? I believe the answer is yes and I will, at some point, probably read it again. In spite of TG's efforts to fill the reader in on past action at the beginning of each book, I would stronly recommend starting at the very least, at book 10, the final trilogy starts there. Ideally I would suggest you start with book 1.

I have not thought of myself as a reader of fantasy, but I found the series, even with its Objectivist agenda, a generally exciting adventure. I think there is one thing we can count on, however; this series will never be successfully transferred to the big screen. ... Read more

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Vraiment trop bon
L'auteur réussi a parler de sujet contemporain tel que les guerres ainsi que la religion, en utilisant un milieu fantastique vraiment intéressant. Encore meilleur que le premier volet, ce livre nous permet de connaitre les personnages en profondeur. Le meilleur livre que jai lu depuis vraiment longtemps.

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