As I’ve posted a while back, I’ve started reading The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.. I’m currently still reading the third book of the series.. The first three books are: Wizard’s First Rule, Stone of Tears, and Blood of the Fold..
Over-all, it’s a good read.. Quite fast-paced.. Characterization and the use of characters, for me, though is not that good.. But it does well for something to do when you’re bored or got nothing else better to do…
Also, I seem to notice that some elements are similar to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.. Sisters of the Light/Aes Sedai, Blood of the Fold/Children of the Light, “web” of power and its unraveling…. Even Richard and Rand (note that the similarity not only lies in their being R…d. Both are good with the sword, and can do magic..)..
I’m not saying one copied from the other.. I guess it’s part of the package of both series’ being epic fantasies.. And quite possibly, those elements are what made both series be among the best in that genre.
hhmmm.. but i guess i should start exploring other parts of literature then.. seems like the stories are getting a bit old..
(sidenote: i agree with some philosophers that the elements in most of the things we create are never original. a great number of our creations are just a mixture of what we, and others, could perceive. what’s original then is the manner in which these elements are combined to create a whole. Regarding WoT and SoT (hahaha..), the elements they used for their novels were combined not only with originality, but with a mastery that is truly amazing.. ^^ kaso minsan medyo boring.. hehe..)
Below are the covers I currently have:
