Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, Book 8)
by Terry Goodkind
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Author: Terry GoodkindEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06
ISBN: 0765344300
Number of pages: 752
Publisher: Tor Fantasy
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- ISBN13: 9780765344304
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Book Reviews of Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, Book 8)
Book Review: What's with with all the vitriol?
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard a lot of pissing and moaning regarding Mr. Goodkind's last two books. I read them both anyway and both turned out to be serious page turners. Yeah in some parts (a lot) Richard gets really preachy. Especially when he's trying to convince a certain people the error of their ways. He literally spends chapters and chapters explaining the wrongs of these people's ways. But after getting through it I felt it's just because he wanted to show how dire certain situations were, how so entrenched some people can be in their belief they will simply close their eyes to reality. I think Mr. Goodkind must be republican because I saw so many paralells to the War and how some people would rather condone murder than want to wipe the enemy from the face of the earth. Mr. Goodkind slams repeatedly this belief that you should appease killing(by killing I mean the slaughter, raping and murder of innocents, not kicking terrorist butt), and value a murderer's right to live over that of the life the murderer took.
A lot of the points he made struck a cord for me, and he explained things very well. I think the entire Sword of Truth series has been a continuing theme of "fighting for what's right". This book just really hammers it home. The problem I have with all the negative reviews is that they piss and moan about a fantasy hero wanting to eradicate evil totally and comepletly. I mean what do you expect when you read these books? A little pansy ass, pasty faced twit going to the Imperial Order with a peace sign preaching WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. It's hilarious how his explanations of situtaions is perfectly paralell to the war here. I have enourmous amount of respect for Mr. Goodkind for putting into words how comepletly wrong it is to appease murderers. Whether they be a fanatic religion or killers who rape and torture, the asinine belief that fighting back or giving out a death penalty makes us "just as bad as them" or some other such nonsense.
I do feel in some mays Mr. Goodkind is sort of stretching the Imperial Order threat. It's been about 4 or 5 books now since the Imperial Order came into the picture. I guess he's steadily building up to one massive ending battle, building up all the horrible things the order has done, then making the confrontation with Jajang something truly epic. As for this book, if you've started reading the series, this is just as good, if not better than some of the other ones (nothing beats Faith of the Fallen) and you won't be dissapointed in it if you just lighten up. The book is really great taken on it's own, but some people might be getting frustrated because they feel the series is stalling. I'd have to agree but I don't mind because I'd really hate to see the series end. As long as Richard lightens up just a tad on all the preaching, I'll read whatever Mr. Goodkind churns out because I have not once been dissapointed in any of his books whatsoever. Even despite all the pissing and moaning from whiny hippies, I know if I pick up a book by Mr. Goodkind I'm not gonna want to put it down. I guess I've done enough preaching, so bottomline is this book is good and if you go in with an open mind you'll be happy with the outcome.
Summary of Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, Book 8)
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.
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.
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