Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, Book 4) (Sword of Truth, 4)

I am one of those, who like to read fantasy. I read a lot fantasy before the Sword of Truth Series. But this series changes my opinion on whole fantasy world. They are very riveting. This series of books dips the reader into the world of emotions, love, sufferings and disappointments. I like all five books of a series. Sometimes I understood that it is five o'clock in the morning, but I continued to read. Rules of wizards are very close to some bible trues. I really recommend to read these books. They will give a new world - world of emotions and philosophies.

Goodkind has a knack for writing off on a tangent, especially when you really want to know what happens to a particular storyline. I'd have to say books #5 and #7 in this series are a little disappointing for that very reason. This book, on the other hand, is by far the best in the series! It's full of action and excitement that can be quite lacking at times in some of the other books. You'll never want to put this book down!

I am a big fan of the Sword of Truth series. I have read Wizard's First Rule a few of times and slowly got through Stone of Tears and Blood of the Fold. I must admit that those two were a bit slow but the story and the characters kept me faithful. I bought Temple of the Winds and Soul of the Fire to read on the plane to and from Germany car trip from Germany to Florence this summer. By the time I got towards the end of Temple of the Winds I couldn't leave the house! Everyone else would go sightseeing and I insisted on staying in and reading. I sat around for almost an entire day stopping only to eat trying to finnish that book. And keep in mind I don't read a lot. I was so captured by what happened to Kahlen and Richard that I couldn't put the book down. I was still in awe even after I finnished it. I cannot compare this one with the first one but it has to have been one of the absolute best books I have ever read. I havn't gotten far into Soul of the Fire for lack of time but I hope I find time soon.

I have read all 4 books of this series so far and I have loved everyone of them. The fact that everyone in this series starts out very simple and lots of secrets are kept then later on they become much much more. This book is worth your time so you should definetly read it!

Wizard's First Rule was amazing, Stone of Tears was good, Blood of the Fold was boring. With Temple of the Winds, he got back on track. WFR and TOW are my favorites from this series.Now I see all these reviews and people complaining about Richard and Kahlan's love, the sex, lack of plot, blah blah blah. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read half of them.First of all, attacking Richard and Kahlan's love. Yes, we all know they love each other deeply and it's stated all throughout the book. Their world is collapsing around their ears, that love is the only thing keeping them sane. It's the only constant in their lives. I was ecstatic that they FINALLY got married, the poor dears. Although I wouldn't mind kicking Kahlan out and taking her place. ^_~Second, the sex. People, if you think this book is pornographic you obviously live sheltered lives. I've read much worse from several other authors.Finally, the lack of plot. I don't know about you, but I don't read a 600 page book in a day because it has no plot. I mean, you have Richard and Kahlan trying desperately to find a way to stop a horrible plague while at the same time Nadine shows up intent to marry Richard and Drefan mysteriously appears (I knew that guy was rotten from the start). Nathan is off doing gods know what and Zedd and Ann's predicament was hysterical. I found myself riveted by the pieces of information about the past and the temple. Now Drefan's cruelty to women did get a bit graphic, but there are actually people like him in the world. No one ever said Mr. Goodkind was writing for children.I also know that the dialogue did get a bit stale, but the emotion was there and it's the emotion that fuels this fantastic tale.In short, I loved this book and eagerly await Soul of the Fire's publication in paperback (I'm too poor to buy the hardback and my library lives in the stone age...). Keep going Terry!P.S. As to all these comparisons to Robert Jordan...I read the Eye of the World and found it alright. I couldn't even get 50 pages into the next book. The characters pissed me off and the plot moved entirely too slowly. Maybe one of these days I'll pick it up again. If you want another series by an excellent author, pick up A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin.