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Sword of Truth #7-9
The Sword of Truth
This Mass Market Boxed Set includes books seven through nine in Terry Goodkind's bestselling Sword of Truth series--the basis for the TV show Legend of the Seeker.
The Box Set
Pillars of Creation
Naked Empire
Chainfire
Book 7: Pillars of Creation
Sequel to the New York Times bestselling Faith of the Fallen
New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind has created his most lavish adventure yet. Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, a young woman named Lauren seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.
With winter descending and the paralyzing dread of an army of annihilation occupying their homeland, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan must venture deep into a strange and desolate land. Their quest turns to terror when they find themselves the helpless prey of a tireless hunter.
Meanwhile, Lauren finds herself drawn into the center of a struggle for conquest and revenge. Worse yet, she finds her will seized by forces more abhorrent than anything she ever envisioned. Only then does she come to realize that the voices were real.
Staggered by loss and increasingly isolated, Richard and Kahlan must stop the relentless, unearthly threat which has come out of the darkest night of the human soul. To do so, Richard will be called upon to face the demons stalking among the Pillars of Creation.
Discover breathtaking adventure and true nobility of spirit. Find out why millions of readers the world over have elevated Terry Goodkind to the ranks of legend.
Book 8: Naked Empire
Beginning with Wizard's First Rule and continuing with six subsequent fantasy masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled and awed millions of readers worldwide. Now Goodkind returns with a broad-canvas adventure of epic intrigue, violent conflict, and terrifying peril for the beautiful Kahlan Amnell and her husband, the heroic Richard Rahl, the Sword of Truth.
Richard Rahl has been poisoned. Saving an empire from annihilation is the price of the antidote. With the shadow of death looming near, the empire crumbling before the invading hordes, and time running out, Richard is offered not only his own life but the salvation of a people, in exchange for delivering his wife, Kahlan, into bondage to the enemy.
Book 9: Chainfire
With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.
After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.
The Box Set
Pillars of Creation
Naked Empire
Chainfire
Book 7: Pillars of Creation
Sequel to the New York Times bestselling Faith of the Fallen
New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind has created his most lavish adventure yet. Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, a young woman named Lauren seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.
With winter descending and the paralyzing dread of an army of annihilation occupying their homeland, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan must venture deep into a strange and desolate land. Their quest turns to terror when they find themselves the helpless prey of a tireless hunter.
Meanwhile, Lauren finds herself drawn into the center of a struggle for conquest and revenge. Worse yet, she finds her will seized by forces more abhorrent than anything she ever envisioned. Only then does she come to realize that the voices were real.
Staggered by loss and increasingly isolated, Richard and Kahlan must stop the relentless, unearthly threat which has come out of the darkest night of the human soul. To do so, Richard will be called upon to face the demons stalking among the Pillars of Creation.
Discover breathtaking adventure and true nobility of spirit. Find out why millions of readers the world over have elevated Terry Goodkind to the ranks of legend.
Book 8: Naked Empire
Beginning with Wizard's First Rule and continuing with six subsequent fantasy masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled and awed millions of readers worldwide. Now Goodkind returns with a broad-canvas adventure of epic intrigue, violent conflict, and terrifying peril for the beautiful Kahlan Amnell and her husband, the heroic Richard Rahl, the Sword of Truth.
Richard Rahl has been poisoned. Saving an empire from annihilation is the price of the antidote. With the shadow of death looming near, the empire crumbling before the invading hordes, and time running out, Richard is offered not only his own life but the salvation of a people, in exchange for delivering his wife, Kahlan, into bondage to the enemy.
Book 9: Chainfire
With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.
After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.
2405 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 3, 2006
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About the author
Terry Goodkind
263 books12.3k followersTerry Lee Goodkind was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines (2009), which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold 25 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 20 languages. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker, which premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May 2010.
Goodkind was a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of Objectivism, and made references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works.
Goodkind was a proponent of Ayn Rand's philosophical approach of Objectivism, and made references to Rand's ideas and novels in his works.
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January 26, 2010
I have read all 13 of Terry Goodkind's books. They are fantastic and so apropo to todays society in an old time way. These are a must read!!
July 18, 2014
Stopped reading Goodkind as he was into more torture than I have a stomach for.
January 7, 2018
Since this is the 3rd boxed set, it's a shame that it could have been partitioned as a 2 book set, and then have the Chainfire trilogy as it's own box set.
Of the 3 books, Pillars of Creation is a somewhat frustrating departure because it is essentially set in the same world, but from a different perspective. I found myself wondering throughout the novel when all of our favorite characters would become prominent.
Book 8: Naked Empire brings the reader back to the primary characters and adds depth to the origins of the mythos. It's a good story, though I wish the villans had more depth.
Book 9: Chainfire is the beginning of a trilogy, and is a very interesting and sometimes frustrating read, though at the end of the boxed set, I wished I had the final two books already in hand!
As a reader who was introduced to this series after watching Legend of the Seeker, it makes me enjoy the TV show even more - because it's simply an interpretation of the essence of the series. In hindsight, the series couldn't have followed the books closely, or it would have needed to be on the air for 11 seasons.
Of the 3 books, Pillars of Creation is a somewhat frustrating departure because it is essentially set in the same world, but from a different perspective. I found myself wondering throughout the novel when all of our favorite characters would become prominent.
Book 8: Naked Empire brings the reader back to the primary characters and adds depth to the origins of the mythos. It's a good story, though I wish the villans had more depth.
Book 9: Chainfire is the beginning of a trilogy, and is a very interesting and sometimes frustrating read, though at the end of the boxed set, I wished I had the final two books already in hand!
As a reader who was introduced to this series after watching Legend of the Seeker, it makes me enjoy the TV show even more - because it's simply an interpretation of the essence of the series. In hindsight, the series couldn't have followed the books closely, or it would have needed to be on the air for 11 seasons.
January 1, 2024
To be able to read this series for the first time again 😭 it may be my single favorite series ever. The characters, the stories, the world. Just everything. Yes.
October 13, 2010
Pillars of Creation
This one is not quite as good as the rest. I really think the author should have stayed with Richard. Nice to know what other people think of Richard. You can see how blind Jennsen really is.
Jennsen is a nice girl. The journey she goes through is very intense. She suffers a lot. Her mother dies. Sebastian befriends her who really isn't her friend. He tells her half-truths.
Obo is very frightening. He kills everybody he runs into. He is one of the crazy sons of Darken Rahl. He only cares for himself and about wealth. He has some big fantasies that won't happen like becoming king.
Richard and Kahlan don't come into the book until the very end. I wish they were in there more.
This one is not quite as good as the rest. I really think the author should have stayed with Richard. Nice to know what other people think of Richard. You can see how blind Jennsen really is.
Jennsen is a nice girl. The journey she goes through is very intense. She suffers a lot. Her mother dies. Sebastian befriends her who really isn't her friend. He tells her half-truths.
Obo is very frightening. He kills everybody he runs into. He is one of the crazy sons of Darken Rahl. He only cares for himself and about wealth. He has some big fantasies that won't happen like becoming king.
Richard and Kahlan don't come into the book until the very end. I wish they were in there more.
October 21, 2013
Is it over yet? I don't think I can sit through yet ANOTHER 900-page lecture on the evils of socialism.
The author filibuster continues with books 7 and 8. And Book 7 proves you don't even need Emperor Sue Richard Rahl to do it, as half-sister Jensen Rahl takes over the philosophical ranting, with Richard and Kahlan not even appearing until pretty much the last chapter.
The saving grace of these three was Chainfire, which FINALLY sees the books moving back into a fantasy focus by revisiting a few plotlines from earlier in the series.
The author filibuster continues with books 7 and 8. And Book 7 proves you don't even need Emperor Sue Richard Rahl to do it, as half-sister Jensen Rahl takes over the philosophical ranting, with Richard and Kahlan not even appearing until pretty much the last chapter.
The saving grace of these three was Chainfire, which FINALLY sees the books moving back into a fantasy focus by revisiting a few plotlines from earlier in the series.
May 26, 2014
The story line was amazing. I could never tell what was going to happen next. I loved the insights and psychology behind the characters actions/ reactions. However, this book was way to graphic. It is about battle between good and evil, but the evil portrayed in this book was way to dark, graphic, and explicit for me. I read the whole series to get closure and see how it ends, but I will never be able to make myself go through the trauma of reading them again. As soon as I finished the series, I gave all my books away.
July 16, 2008
This series started out so well. However, Goodkind's philosophy became too heavy-handed towards the end. Plus, it became like a pulp romance novel with all the bodice ripping and menacing sexual predation. I missed the good story-telling romps and magical imagination of the earlier novels.
January 1, 2010
I just couldn't seem to stop myself from finishing the series and wasted several more months reading The Pillars of Creation, Naked Empire and Chainfire. Thank you Terry Goodkind for ruining a perfectly cool story line and giving me the most disappointing ending ever.
August 27, 2012
Loved the first books. Pillars just seemed to drag on and I haven't finished the series. Maybe some cold winter day when I have absolutely nothing else to read I will finish it and move on in the series.
June 4, 2007
I tried to name my cat Jensen after hearing it in The Pillars of Creation and no one would let me.
September 29, 2008
A fantastic ending! I hope we see Richard and Kahlan again soon :(
January 6, 2011
i love terry goodkind.
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June 5, 2013
I think is about the time that I got fed up with the series and stopped reading it.
August 11, 2013
I love this series. Deep, read between the lines but attention gripping as well.
July 5, 2014
I loved this series so much. Terry Goodkind makes you fall in love with the characters and then much like Stephen Moffat, rips your heart out. Please write more with these characters.
January 25, 2016
I was sad when the last page was turned.
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