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| The Sword of Truth Box Set, Books 4-6: Temple of the Winds; Soul of the Fire; Faith of the Fallen | 
 enlarge | Author: Terry Goodkind
Publisher: Tor Books
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Sales Rank: 902
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 3
Pages: 2405
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5.3 x 4.4
ISBN: 0765344947
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780765344946
ASIN: 0765344947
Publication Date: September 16, 2002
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Product Description
This Mass Market Boxed Set, is the Second Boxed Set of The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind:
The Box Set includes:
Temple of the Winds, 0-812-55148-6
Soul of the Fire, 0-812-55149-4
Faith of the Fallen, 0-812-57639-X
Book 4: Temple of the Winds
On the red moon will come the firestorm...
Wielding the Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the D'Haran people. But now the power-mad Emperor Jagang confronts Richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victims.
To quench the inferno, he must seek remedy in the wind...
To fight it Richard and his beloved Kahlan Amnell will risk everything to uncover the source of the terrible plague-the magic sealed away for three millennia in the Temple of the Winds.
Lightning will find him on that path...
But when prophecy throws the shadow of betrayal across their mission and threatens to destroy them, Richard must accept the Truth and find a way to pay the price the winds demand...or he and his world will perish.
Book 5: Soul of the Fire
Sequel to the New York Times bestselling Temple of the Winds
Richard Rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guide. Emperor of the D'Haran Empire, war wizard, the Seeker of Truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved Kahlan Amnell, Mother Confessor of the Midlands.
But their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway country. Now a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless waste.
dSeparated from the Sword of Truth and stripped of their magic, Richard and Kahlan must journey across the Midlands to discover a dark secret from the past and a trap that could tear them apart forever. For their fate has become inextricably entwined with that of the Midlands--and there's no place so dangerous as a world without magic...
Book 6: Faith of the Fallen
Sequel to the New York Times bestselling Soul of the Fire
Terry Goodkind author of the enormously popular Sword of Truth novels, has forged perhaps his best novel yet, pitting Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell against threats to the freedom of the world that will take them to opposite ends of the world to defeat the forces of chaos and anarchy.
Emperor Jagang is rising once again in the Old World and Richard must face him, on his own turf. Richard heads into the Old World with Cara, the Mord-Sith, while his beloved Kahlan remains behind. Unwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, Kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the Midlands.
Separated and fighting for their lives, Richard and Kahlan will be tested to the utmost.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
5 stars for TotW--3 stars for SotF--and 5 stars for FotF October 19, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I believe that judging this series as a whole will favorably argue that Goodkind is every bit the equal to Tolkien -- even though Terry Goodkind himself would probably balk at such a comparison. I have it on good authority a very large chunk of Sword of Truth fans are not even typical Fantasy readers in general (or at all). The social & political upheaval that is covered within the entire storyline is truly epic in scope. The first three books (Wizards First Rule, Stone of Tears & Blood of the Fold) are easily my all-time favorite Fantasy novels. Not an easy place to be in my opinion writing in the shadows of Terry Brooks, J.K. Rowling, George R.R. Martin and the mighty Tolkien (to name a few). While I believe books 1 & 2 are STILL the best, in this boxed set, two remarkable stories stand out.
First...Temple of the Winds is simply AWESOME. While after initially finishing Blood of the Fold I was slightly disappointed, after re-reading it several years later, I decided that it was actually very good...but Temple of the Winds surpasses it in every way (IMHO). The struggles against Emperor Jagang and his evil plots to conquer the world as he sees it is amazing. Just the very idea of the Temple I found to be incredibly original all the way around. The eventual outcome and how Richard had to lower himself in order to save his people -- and his beloved Kahlan -- was nothing short of compelling.
Second...Soul of the Fire was my first (and only) serious disappointment in this entire series to date. While I wasn't very pleased with 'Pillars of Creation' and how Goodkind totally changed gears on his faithful readers by shuffling his main characters into microscopic roles (they only appeared in the final 40 pages or so), in SotF he did a very similar act. He created the brand new city of Anderith and immersed us head-first into this entirely new plot-line and kept Richard & Kahlan to nearly secondary characters altogether. Even though Pillars almost eliminated Richard & Kahlan, I STILL found the overall storyline to be quite entertaining...but with SotF it just fell flat for me. At least half of the novel kept me interested, but every time we went back to the problems in Anderith, MY interest virtually died.
Third...Faith of the Fallen really IS long on commentary by Richard, almost as though he were running for office. What I found to be utterly compelling however is that to the people Richard is virtually preaching to, what he is saying actually FITS 100%. The worth of souls ARE great, and Richard sees this, and has this monumental struggle to prove it to those in bondage to the Order. The pacifists of this world will never really fully understand what this means, because they are so busy trying to iron over any so-called problems and shelter their families from the real-world consequences that almost ALWAYS happen when you take a back seat to the oppression that threatens to consume the world as we know it. In short, I loved this book. If you put aside your political beliefs, and the outright incorrect way in which many attempt to connect FotF to Atlas Shrugged, LOOK at the situation that Richard finds himself forcibly immersed into...how ELSE can he express himself and talk sense into those who passively sit by while the evil-doers of the Order slaughter innocent lives all in the name of the Maker? Goodkind got it totally right here and I wouldn't change a word.
All in all I would rate the series 5-stars.
Wizards First Rule 5 Stars
Stone of Tears 5 Stars
Blood of the Fold 5 Stars
Temple of the Wind 5 Stars
Soul of the Fire 3 Stars
Faith of the Fallen 5 Stars
Pillars of Creation 4 Stars
Naked Empire 5 Stars
Chainfire 5 Stars
Phantom 5 Stars
I just wish that Terry could write faster...but if it in any way compromised the quality of the stories, I am perfectly happy waiting however long it takes to read whatever he writes.
 A very good series with a very rich world. March 20, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Terry Goodkind has created a great many wonderfully original creatures throughout his Sword of Truth series.
Rather than knock-off something from Tolkien like so many other fantasy novels, the author takes us into a completely original world. The only thing with a feel akin to Tolkien is Wizards. The rest of the magic is totally new: Creatures that hunt using biting flies as tools, A silvery being that you breath in to quickly travel great distances, Beautiful women that gain their power to inflict magical pain by surviving torture for years - just to name a few. This is no series for the little ones.
Everything from lesbian encounters to murder to rape happens throughout the series, and some very disturbing things are described in great depth in some cases from both perspectives.
I would bet that the Christian right-wing fanatics hate it.
I loved it!!!
Not often enough do I find fiction that I can just immerse myself into, this was one of those rare pieces.
Though the editing missed a few misspellings here and there, I enjoyed these books and would recommend them to anybody with a strong enough constitution.
Keep it up Terry I think you deserve a better publisher than TOR.
Wow... October 31, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Sword of Truth has got everything required to glue you to your favorite reading chair for a good long time. The series begins with what seems like a completely normal character in a completely normal world, but things aren't always what they look like...
Magic, epic battles, despair, hope, victories, defeats, love, hate, good, evil.. This is some of the words covering this epic fantasy, but no words are even remotely able to describe just how good it is. If you have even a tiny thing for fantasy, you won't use more than a chapter or two to get sucked into this Goodkind creation.
 Awful. Avoid the series at all costs November 25, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
People like Weber or Turtledove make it hard to tell which side is the villain because they make people on both side real and sympathizable. Goodkind does it by making them both equally reprehensible. The political platform of both sides boils down to: The other guy is pure evil. Ally yourself with me to stop him or I will kill you.
Excellent March 15, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Terry Goodkind continues the story of Richard and Kahlan. This box set was worth it since I had the three books at once and could have read through them as quickly as the plot carried me along. Will recommend for Terry Goodkind fans.
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