The Pillars of Creation
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Average rating3.4
Jennsen, the illegitimate daughter of Darken Rahl, flees her home into the shadows of Lord Richard Rahl's domain with a spy sent by Emperor Jagang, the enemy of D'Hara. Pursued by dark forces Jennsen searches for a sorceress she thinks holds the keys to her destiny.
Series
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15 primary books18 released booksSword of Truth
Sword of Truth is a 18-book series with 15 primary works first released in 18 with contributions by Terry Goodkind.
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8 primary books9 released booksLa espada de la verdad
La espada de la verdad is a 9-book series with 8 primary works first released in 18 with contributions by Terry Goodkind.
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6 primary booksSanningens svärd
Sanningens svärd is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 18 with contributions by Terry Goodkind.
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8 primary booksDas Schwert der Wahrheit
Das Schwert der Wahrheit is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 1978 with contributions by Terry Goodkind.
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I should have stopped this series after the last book. But, I was so involved with the well-developed characters by that time that I kept going. It continues to be preachy and annoying. For more details, see my other reviews.
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i'm just giving 3 stars (instead of 1-2) cause where was a certain grand action scene in the book and all the business with Althea & Lathea. also Nathan is as “dashing” as always and a total kickass!
This was a re-read for me. I first read the series years ago, probably over 20yrs ago now and fell in low with these books. I loved the charactes, story etc.. mainly because it really aligned with my personal world view at the time
However over the yrs that has evolved, and I have started to understand why people dislike this series so much and to be honest this is probably the worst of the books.
This book introduces 2 new characters, Oba and Jensen Rahl, children of Darken Rahl that are supremely ungifted and the gifted are blind to them in the sense they cannot sense them with their gift and thus they are immune to magic
Both had very different upbringings resulting in very different character traits which this book constrast quite well very much expressing the idea of nature vs nurture.
However this book did not need 700+ pages to tell their story, and could have easily been done as a novella or short story. It just did not or should not have taken so much page time for essentially a side quest to explore these ideas. Many of the other charactes who are supporting or main roles in the overall story make virtually no appearence, and when they do some felt way out of place or even character from how they were established in the previous books of the series. Overall this is just not a good book overall. I give it 2.5 stars as I still like the series overall, if not as much as I used to
