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One of the best in the SoT series, It's place at the start of a trilogy
means it isn't rushed (at all), In fact, it's pace is very slow compared
to
the rest of the series. It takes Rchard & Co. the whole book just to
figure
out what the problem really is, never mind solve it. This also means it's
a
cliffhanger, which means, for the first time*, we have to wait for the
story
arc's resolution, which is obviously a nessesary evil, but waiting still
sucks :-(
I like the mystery aspect, how TG doesn't let you know right away the
status
of Kahlan. I really didn't think TG would screw his fans over by making it
all a dream, but I confess to flipping ahead to see if Kahlan was even in
the book at all.
Since it can be such a sore subject around here sometimes,I'll say The
Philosophy in this book is much better presented. In ****d Empire, it felt
like TG just made up a group with crazy ideas solely for Richard to talk
some sense into. In Chainfire, the many talks about the nature of Truth,
and
Rights vs. Responibilities fit better. Basicly, they don't feel forced.
(which was my big beef with NE)
I hereby dub Chainfire the best book since FotF
YMMV
*I'm not counting 'teasers' or the overall story arc of the entire series,
obviously, but all the previous books HAVE been fairly self contained.
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Skuzz the Merciless
<Insert witty line here>
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