![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Richard has a few more of the Midland kingdoms signed up, but Jagang and the Imperial Order still pose a major threat.(c) "Sword of Truth Book 9: Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind, 2005 It pretty much ends where Blood of the Fold ends. The book had a good flow to it, and it does stop at a stopping point, not a cliff hanger. I know that Richard is a hands on type of ruler, but there were just some things - visiting the individual homes of the Ja'la players - that a ruler just would not have time to do. He used the term double-bind, in conjunction with prophecy. I think he wanted to put Richard and Kahlan in mental anguish, give them a dilemma that had no satisfactory outcome. Goodkind developed the characters of the Mord-Sith, Cara, Berdine and Raina, throughout the book. ![]() The tenderness of the Nathan/Clarissa relationship is a stark contrast to the goriness that tends to creep in, and the total lack of respect for human dignity that the evil characters in this series tend to possess. There is a plot line following Nathan Rahl, the prophet, as he is working in the Old World. A half brother, Drefan Rahl, a healer, also shows up. Meanwhile Shoata has guided Nadine, a girl Richard knows from Hartland, to come and be his bride. But getting into the Winds is no simple matter. Somehow the answer is going to come from the temple of the winds. Then the plague accompanied by prophecies. First it's the D'Haran soldiers getting dysentery. Richard and Kahlan have to delay their wedding because one thing after another is happening. Richard is still in the midst of uniting D'Hara and the Midlands so that they can stand against the Imperial Order. Richard and Kahlan rode the sliph back to Aydindril and finished The Blood of the Fold - Where there was trouble with the mriswith, and the Palace of the Prophets ended up destroyed. This is the fourth book in the Sword of Truth series. Temple of the Winds (1996) 882 pages by Terry Goodkind. ![]()
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