Terry Goodkind has a way of drawing you into the characters he creates. As I began reading this book, I began to empathize with the main character immediately. He is truly a normal guy placed in extraordinary circumstances. I was astonished by how similar the main character was in thought and action to Richard, the main character from his Sword of Truth books. Goodkind has been critiqued in the past as putting too much ideology into his books. Some had complained that the latest books in the Sword of Truth series were merely philosophical rantings with small jumps in plot to justify them. In The Law of Nines, Goodkind does not step onto a soapbox. This story was full of action and the plot moved at a very quick pace. All in all, this book was not overly original nor was it sensational. Nonetheless, it was gripping. I could not put it down, wrapped up in the masterful storytelling I have come to expect from Goodkind. In any other authors hands I would count this as an average read. Because of the attention Goodkind gives to character development and the fast paced plot I count this as a Good book. I recommend buying it if you like Goodkind's previous work, enjoy mystery, or are interested in blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. (Please note this review was written based on an ARC. While some parts of the book may change in the final release, I am confident in the integrity of the story and this review)Read full review
This is a great book, the story kept me hooked. It only has one real draw back, and that is I couldn't shake the feeling that I'd been there and read that. If you've read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind...more specifically, Wizard's First Rule, then you have read Law of Nines...just in a different setting. Beautiful woman crossing a boundary into a magic free place? Check. Evil blond haired, blue eyed villain with a best buddy big guy henchman? Check. Old man mentor with quirks that weird people out? Check. Hero with piercing gray eyes, constantly rubs his hand through his hair and has the last name Rahl?!!! Check. If you don't mind what is basically a retelling of the Sword of Truth set in America, then it is a great read. I certainly enjoyed it, though I felt it was a corny, fan service filled read. Terry Goodkind says he's not a fantasy writer, but each new book proves him wrong. Which is fine by me. It's what I want.Read full review
I almost did not buy this book. The reviews and the book cover does not do it justice. It is far beyond the mere appearance of a mysterious woman in the life of Alex Rahl and the fact that he has turned 27. Buy the book if you have read the Sword of Truth series by the same author. By itself it is a good read, but with the basis set by the other series, it is AWESOME!
i like the book because it starts out pretty easy for people who havent read any of the books in the sword of truth series. the character alexhander rahl has to deal with a life changing situation and some how learn about his ancestry to solve some of the problems presented to him during the book. spoiler alert what i didnt like about the book was that they brought a girl who is directly related to alexhander rahl and then they got with each other so to say. i think this is wrong in an incesteral(might not be a word) way which i found wrong but genectically were are all the spawn of incest but we strive not to be but if you read the sword of truth series then you know that both alexhander rahl and jax amnell are in a way half cousins 20x passed. so genetically they are not the same but we the reader of all the series know exatly who there parents were and how they are related so that was the one thing that got me weirded out.Read full review
great book
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