I don’t think the author did this intentionally either which is kind of interesting in itself. A tad evil and overkill wouldn’t you say? Interestingly the more moderate character of Zed is appalled by such actions, especially the former, highlighting the protagonists hypocrisy.
#TERRY GOODKIND SWORD OF TRUTH SERIES REVIEWS SERIES#
At the end of the series Richard dooms future generations to having no afterlife for the sins of their forefathers. It seems almost as arbitrary as something Jagang, the evil villain, would do. So much for the rights of everyone to live their lives as they see fit (as long as they don’t impinge on other’s same right) and to take responsibility for themselves. Somewhere in the middle books Kahlan orders that her half-brother be executed, the reason being that he is following the orders of his full-sister the queen of a small country in withdrawing their troops from the central army to protect their own country. Yet even this is unsuccessful as incidentally these characters are huge hypocrites. Author Terry Goodkindbest known for the Sword of Truth seriesrecently came out with some harsh criticism of the cover for his latest fantasy novel, Shroud of Eternity, resulting in backlash. In the end Goodkind turned his series into a platform for the seemingly perfect Richard and Kahlan to spout his philosophy.
The quality in the writing really deteriorates as well. The last four books can be summed up as Richard giving long, elaborate, yet poorly articulated lectures.
Review: Deadhouse Gates by Steven Eriksonīook seven was okay but the series went down hill rapidly from there. The story continues to show Richard Rahl, the everyman, succeeding against impossible odds through his own force of will and not through mystical power (.