Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)

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978-0-7653-4652-0
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Wizard's First Rule, written by Terry Goodkind, is the first book in the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. Published by Tor Books, it was released on August 15, 1994 in hardcover, and in paperback on July 15, 1997. The book was also re-released with new cover artwork by Keith Parkinson in paperback on June 23, 2001. The novel was adapted to television in the 2008 television series Legend of the Seeker. Goodkind had no trouble selling his first book to a publisher. "I'm sort of the exception that proves the rule," he says. "I wanted to be represented by the best agent in the country and I wrote him a letter. He asked to see the book and he liked it. He showed it to a number of publishers. Three of them had an auction. Ten weeks after I'd written 'The End' it sold for a record price …

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Florida Man's Lord of the Rings.

Unintentionally cool. But no 4 stars because the author was actually serious.

Let's start with the positive stuff.

This is a very nice blend of Star Wars, LotR and Dune. It's a very smartly shaped book, which one can think of as a collection of short-stories with an overarching theme.

There are no plot holes, but—as a reviewer suggests—there is one instance of plot-induced stupidity. That said, part of the reason why I'm tempted to rate this 4 stars is how brilliant the foreshadowing and plot twists were.

The book is full of cute moral relativism, but the author treats it as if it's a bit deeper than it is. The author is very keen to spread moral relativism and Anya Rand libertarianism bullshit to the readers. What reads as humourous / parody fantasy is, according to Goodkind himself was written as stone-faced serious piece of fiction. That said, one …

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This book was amazing. I know it took me a long time to read it, but I just didn't want to finish it. Some say that the book takes a bit to get started, but I disagree. Once Richard and Kahlan met, I wanted to know what was going to happen in their story. And really, who doesn't like Zedd?

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