About this title: In this, the fifth volume in the Sword of Truth series, the Chimes are loose in the world and intent on destroying all its magic. This spurs our heroes, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan Amnell, to embark on a quest into the middle of a civil war that will further splinter an embattled land.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Tor Fantasy
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Good. Fair to good cond. Spine creased & curled. All corners bumped/creased & edges rubbed. White residue on back cover (scrapes off). Water dmg. --last 100 +/-pgs. warped. Outer pg. edges lightly soiled. Text is clean--no marks, no creases. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine has numerous creases and bowing Covers show slight wear Edges are worn, corners bent and tiny tear on top edge by spine Text is CLEAN and tight A SMOKE FREE book. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 800 p. Sword of Truth (Paperback), 5. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 0812551494 Tor Fantasy; 2000; 1.8 x 6.7 x 4.2 Inches; Mass Market Paperback; Good; 64281 some shelf wear name maybe inside cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Tor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Very Good. Paperback. 6 1/2h x 4 1/2w. A nice clean unmarked 792 page first edition 2000 Tor Fantasy paperback with full number sequence of 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Summary: In this, the fifth volume in the Sword of Truth series, the Chimes are loose in the world and intent on destroying all its magic. This spurs our heroes, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan Amnell, to embark on a quest into the middle of a civil war that will further splinter an embattled land. read more
Description: Very Good. 0812551494 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Tor Fantasy, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Very Good. 0812551494 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall The covers have light edge wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Tor Fantasy, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Good. 0812551494 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall The covers have edge wear and the spine is creased. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Tor Fantasy / Tom Doherty Associates [2000], New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780812551495ISBN:0812551494
Description: Good. First edition thus. "A world without magic, a seeker without a sword". 792 pages + 2 page map. About VG copy [spine rolled, cocked and creased, some cover/corner creasing]. read more
"This, while still an amazing book, definitely has been the first to disappoint me at points when held against its predecessors. The writing is as captivating as ever (though I am growing tired of the rehashing/brief introductions - I know what's going on, I'm not taking long lapses between books...it's just becoming a tiring device), but the direction the bulk of the book went rubbed me the wrong way. My main issue: ANDERITH AND ALL THOSE DWELLING IN IT!
Now, I realize the importance of the place and it's characters, and by the latter third of the book, I was genuinely captivated by even that aspect of the story - but the build up to it was so drawn out and just painfully dull, I had a really hard time getting through the first half or so of the book. The book started with my beloved characters Richard, Zedd, Kahlan and so on, and then out of nowhere cuts to a totally different place with these monstrously boring characters that I just did not care about. It was really hard for me to read through chapter after chapter recounting the events of these seemingly brainless, magicless dolts.
Of course, like I said, this eventually wore off, but it is the mechanics of the book, the transition to this other plot and character-set, that annoyed me and ultimately made the book less-than-stellar.
That factor aside, though, I still enjoyed the book and raced through the second half within a day, constantly on the edge of my seat, fingers flying from page to page in eager anticipation and anxiety over what would happen next. Goodkind is still good at this kind of literature (^_^), creating worlds rife with the evil of ignorance and the virtue of perseverance. Ultimately beautiful, as always."
"More garbage pumped out because of profit. Goodkind no longer cares about a decent story. Whatever pops into his mind he will just throw at the page because fantards will buy it up and he will make money. The only reason I read it is because my friend said the series gets better after this book."
"J'avais adoré les quatre premiers tomes de l'Epée de Vérité, mais ce cinquième volume me laisse un peu perplexe. L'action principale se dilue pour nous faire découvrir deux autres peuples, pas franchement plus attrayant l'un que l'autre. Des personnages complexes et bien amenés, mais dont on passe un long moment à se demander ce qu'ils viennent faire dans le schmilblick. J'ai lu quelque part que l'auteur prenait ses lecteurs pour des pigeons en brodant pendant 200 ou 300 pages inutiles ! Je n'irais pas jusque là, mais c'est vrai que ce tome laisse comme un petit arrière goût amer. Quant au dénouement, qui tombe comme par magie, là, j'ai carrément détesté ! Dommage..."
"Different than the other books, but more enjoyable to me than its predecessor, Temple of the Winds. The storyline was more interesting, though I wish there had been more development in the over-arching storyline of the epic war between the Midlands and the Imperial Order. That development didn't really occur until the very end, making me feel like this was a filler book in the storyline."
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