Temple of the Winds: Sword of Truth, Book 4

I don't understand some of the negative reviews. I absolutely LOVED this book. I felt this one was an absolute page turner and I actually finished the thing much faster than I expected. Book 3, the Blood of the Fold was IMO very, very slow, at some moments even dull and long winded. But Temple of the Winds was absolutely fantastic. Yes I was pretty sure who the sicko was going to be, however about half way through I was second guessing it . . . then it turned out I was right. I thought it was done well. Maybe a little cliched but come on, these books are a lot of fun! If you liked Wizards First Rule and Stone of Tears I think you'll really like this one.I thought the book was pretty fast paced and I LOVED the ending. Yeah, I guess I'm a bit of a sap however these books are filled with so much ugliness at times it was great to finally get some pays offs. I was first brought to Terry Goodkind's books through the Legend of the Seeker TV series and this book felt most like what drew to the series, albeit different enough that I felt everything was fresh. So far I think this was the best book in the series and I can't wait to read book 5, though I'm trying to hold off for awhile since I just devoured this one. It was a fun adventure, a page turner and I enjoy the philosophy mixed in. I didn't completely buy into a couple of the plot points (the scene in the Temple of the Winds in the dark, once you read it you'll know which one) but I so enjoyed this book that it's easy to overlook.If you like the first 3 Sword of Truth books, and enjoyed the TV show as well, you'll LOVE this book. It ain't Tolkien but Sword of Truth is different enough that I actually don't compare the two. There aren't many books that I read which cause me to have verbal reactions at surprises, shocks, or laugh out loud moments. I was really drawn into the world and the characters; I felt sorry, happy, joy, pity and sadness for all of them at different times. It was a rip roaring good read I say go for it.

I know, the headline seems juxtaposed with my rating, but for all of the horrific, graphic rape, there is a surprising amount of legitimate heart and soul within this novel.I am someone who is extremely sick and tired of the trope in which two love interests have a misunderstanding but instead of just explaining to each other they keep saying shit like, “let me explain”, but then they don’t.This happens. It’s agonizing to sit through, but as things progress, I’m surprised at the way in which it is resolved. Good job, Goodkind.But yeah, 4 stars because I’m just sick of all the graphic rape.

http://readfantasybooks.wordpress.comEven though the reviews are not positive about Temple of the Winds I had to read it for myself because I enjoyed the other three books in this series. I didn’t have any problems reading the book. There were parts that were very well done and entertaining, but it also had some major issues (mostly with the series as a whole)In this novel Richard and Kahlan spend the entire book trying to save Aydindril from a magical plague, and Ann, with the help of Zedd, continue their search for Nathan. We also get to meet Nadine and Drefan. Nadine is annoying and Drefan is a dark and nasty character. Goodkind did a fantastic job writing them the way he did. He really made me hate them.The story is slow going at first, but as usual it does pick up eventually. This book goes away from the main plot (destroy Jagang) by creating a sub plot (Jagang unleashes an epidemic) that is solved by the ending of the book. I didn’t find this sub plot to be necessary to the overall story even though it was still entertaining.There was tons of excitement and action, and I was always interested in reading the few chapters with Zedd and Ann because they were so funny. Really kept me going. The scenes involving the sick children and other people that die around Richard will bring tears to your eyes! I also liked reading about the history of the Confessors and why there are so few wizards.Although I liked the book there are some things that are just getting old. Everything that is keeping Richard and Kahlan apart has been going on for too long. When will they ever get to be together again like they were in the first book? I also don’t like that Richard is so lucky when it comes to avoiding the consequences of his actions. Everything ends up being happily ever after for him no matter what he does! Additionally, Goodkind’s fixation on sex and violence is starting to become distracting. There is just no end to it.Even with all the negatives of the book, I still enjoyed reading it and I read the next one in the series.At least the ending of the book (and the beginning of the next) involves the one thing I have been waiting to read about for a long time!

Great Book don't want to give anything away

I keep coming back to this series

「濃かった」というのが読んだ感想。表紙も濃い？です。　「濃かった」と言いました。全体的にもそうなのですが、特に後半がそう。タイトルともなっているTemple of the Windsにリチャードが行くときの描写、「なにこれ」と思いながら読んだものです。　今回はまた、Mord-SithのCaraにまつわるエピソードがなかなか泣かせるものになっています。さらにはリチャード自身が自らの手で殺したDennaも登場。もちろんあの人物も。ファンサービスに富んでいます。　なお、「真実の剣」の第1期最終作？である『Confessor』の最後において、リチャードはTemple of the Windsを、なんと、地上（現実）世界に引き戻します。ひょっとして、『The Omen Machine』にはじまる第2期において、なにか重要な役割を演じることになるのでは、と期待されます。

Love this series.

これは今までで最も読み応えがありました。Richard Rahl が Kahlan と結婚するための最後の障壁として立ちはだかったのが、この Tmeple of the Winds でした。Richard が Old World と New World の間にあった Dark Tower を破壊した事により、Aydindril にある Wizard の magic の知識のライブラリである Keep の地下にあるシールも破れたため、Richard は数千年前の Wizard の知識への足がかりを得ることになります。特に、特定地点間を高速移動させてくれる Sliph なる生物?が登場したり、黒死病のようなとんでもない Plague が発生したりと、この The Sword of Truth シリーズの世界がどんどん拡大していきます。この#4では、Temple of the Winds という、underworld に存在していて、そこに行くには死ぬしかないという場所に乗り込まないと、Plague を contain できないという状況に追い込まれます。そして、その Temple of the Winds に Richard が乗り込むための条件というのが、今までで最も過酷な条件となります。すなわち、Richard は Kahlan ではなく、幼なじみの Nadine と結婚せねばならず、Kahlan もまた、Richard のいとこにあたる人が良さそうだが実は邪悪な人間と結婚しなければならないからです。この難問をいかに解決するか？という辺りがこの物語のクライマックスです。

Great reading I read all books nearly every two years and will keep going on