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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780765340740
ISBN number: 0765340747
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 736
Printing Date: November 18, 2002
Publishing house: Tor Books
Release Date: November 05, 2002
Sale Popularity Level: 21464
Studio: Tor Books
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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.
Amazon.com Review:
Seven books into his Sword of Truth series, author Terry Goodkind continues to expand and enlarge the fantasy realm D'Hara. But with the Pillars of Creation he takes a detour from his usual approach, leaving his primary protagonists in the background to spin a story of one woman's battle to discover the truth of her heritage.
Told in vivid and often gruesome detail, Goodkind's fable grabs the reader with a familiar archetypal theme: a young woman, Darken Rahl's illegitimate daughter Jennsen, flees her home in the wake of murderous forces rising from her lineage. She runs in the shadows of Lord Richard Rahl's domain with a spy sent by Emperor Jagang, the enemy of D'Hara. With his help, she journeys across the entire realm, chasing rumour and misinformation to ultimately discover the truth of her heritage.
Loyal readers, who know the truth that Jennsen seeks, may find this book tedious as they wonder when Lord Richard Rahl and Mother Confessor Kahlan are going to swoop in and save the day. But Goodkind appears to be challenging readers, and perhaps himself, to see the benevolent administration of Richard Rahl from its underside and from an opposition perspective. The change in perspective works up to a point. Goodkind has created a fast-paced adventure story that might be appreciated by diehard fans if they can leave their longing for the status quo at the door. --Jeremy Pugh
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The way that the Goodkind tells a story is absolutely amazing. I have read very few if any science fiction books but if they all are as engrossing as this book was I might soon find myself hooked. It would have got 5 stars but do to my lack of experience with the genre I only felt comfortable giving out 4 stars. Do not hesitate to read if you have the time, its well worth it.
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This seems to be Goodkind's most hated book of the series so far. My take is that I enjoyed it, am looking forward to the subsequent one, and it's not any worse than any of Goodkind's previous books in the series. Which is to say that it has a lot of faults despite being an enjoyable read. It's pulp fiction, not literature.
At page 411, I figured out exactly what the plot was (good job deceiving me so long Terry, or maybe I'm just a really gullible reader). So after page 411, it was just about getting to the "surprise" ending that I had already figured out.
Richard Rahl only shows up at the very end of the book, to offer some wise words of Ayn Rand inspired objectivism. How did he go from dumb trail guide to objectivist philosopher? The stuff he spouts off now would have seemed totally out of character if he had said it in the very first book of the series.
There are those who say that this novel tells us more about the history of the Rahl family, but I get the impession that Goodkind made all this stuff up just for this novel--it's inconsistent with everything in the previous books in the series.
Oba, is he really evil? It seems to me that his mother mistreated him horribly, and then the Keeper, an awesomely powerful supernatural entity, took him over and was the one really running the show. I felt sorry for the real Oba.
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PILLARS is a fine read. It is true that Richard and Kahlan have very few parts in the novel. However, the story serves as background noise that really helps the series as a whole. It is nice to see other perspectives, and I thought the book was very entertaining. Do not let negative reviews keep you from reading this book. It is a fun romp and a great adventure. I think it proves that Goodkind can do something in the future with other characters set in his fantasy world that will be fun to read as well. I would like to see him do some young Zedd stories...
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The very first third is fine, but then goes downhill....to the totally stupid ending. Trite bad guy ruins the basic story line and the "hero" does not ring true. Lots of repetition.
On the good side; a nice story concept, the descriptions of animals are nicely done.
Don't bother to spend the money.
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I was very hesitant about reading this novel, given all the horrible reviews . I'm so glad I didn't listen to them, and pleased that I saw the common thread and was able to see past them.
I don't know if the edition I read (paperback) was re-edited or something but I found the writing to be just fine. Yes, Goodkind says the same thing over and over, but he has done that on many books in this series and it is just something you endure or you don't. I can't see how someone could get to this point and suddenly see that?
Yes, the story is NOT about Richard or Kahlan. If that bothers you then don't read this book. However, if you can get beyond that narrowing restriction you will be rewarded with a story about two people; one confused but good and one confused and evil.
I personally enjoyed a book from the other perspective. I was drawn to Jensenn and hoping she would figure out the truth. I hated Oba and kept waiting for justice to find him.
Now, a lot of complaint seems to be about the goat, Betty. Why? I have no idea. The goat represents the last remnant of her simple life with her mother. It could have been any animal, and a goat was a fine as any.
Overall, I thought this novel was a real page turner. I kept wanting to know when or if Jensenn would figure out the truth, or when would Oba pay for his crimes. The novel was fresh and fun to read. Goodkind has created a world that is big enough to contain more than two characters and I applaude his choice.
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