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The Sword of Truth Mini-series?

Freaking-A-Right!!! I've read everyone of the books. I can't wait for the TV series. I never even heard about this either.
 
Very cool!

Wonder if they will manage to capture the books way of "omg, omg, aww damn, omg, omg, wow... then wrap up everything in the last 5 pages?

I remember reading nearly every book and then getting into the last chapter thinking... "There is NO way to fix all of the problems".

Great reading.
 
I liked the Sword of Truth series of Books...but tell me when a Song of Ice and Fire gets made into a series and I will be excited.
 
as long as they're not worried about covering the later books in the series, this could be good. goodkind got so preachy, repetative, and lame i had to quit reading his stuff.
 
These books rule. The love story mixed with awesome adventure. Amazing!
EDIT: I had to bump it. Besides, it's proof that the search feature works!
 
Overbearing political message, even to somebody (like me) who's inclined the same way. Especially... ah, Faith of the Fallen, I think.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Overbearing political message, even to somebody (like me) who's inclined the same way. Especially... ah, Faith of the Fallen, I think.
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Yep, very much so. A lot of the plot lost its adventurous feel after that book. It really started to get overbearing in the one just before it.

I still find them enjoyable, but I'm getting tired of some things. Like when Richard analyzes things and they point out every little obvious point like they're talking to a child. You'd think after being around him for so long some of the other characters would be able to follow his logic. I've noticed that a lot of the conversations resemble FAQs.

There's some novel ideas and he does a decent enough job keeping it entertaining but its definitely passed its prime. In my opinion it hasn't gotten as bad as the Wheel of Time, but its getting close.
 
Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Originally posted by: Howard
Overbearing political message, even to somebody (like me) who's inclined the same way. Especially... ah, Faith of the Fallen, I think.
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Yep, very much so. A lot of the plot lost its adventurous feel after that book. It really started to get overbearing in the one just before it.

I still find them enjoyable, but I'm getting tired of some things. Like when Richard analyzes things and they point out every little obvious point like they're talking to a child. You'd think after being around him for so long some of the other characters would be able to follow his logic. I've noticed that a lot of the conversations resemble FAQs.

There's some novel ideas and he does a decent enough job keeping it entertaining but its definitely passed its prime. In my opinion it hasn't gotten as bad as the Wheel of Time, but its getting close.
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A lot of story elements he plain ripped from WoT.
 
The first book was entertaining, but the swordfighting was unconvincing and I'm not into BDSM (a major part of the plot in at least the first 2 books) so I haven't read any of the later ones.

To each their own I guess 🙂
 
I'll probably watch these, but I wasn't a big fan of the books.

what I'm REALLY waiting for is George RR Martin's HBO series on "Song of Ice & Fire"

now THAT is going to rock.

/end hijack
 
Originally posted by: Andy22
I liked the Sword of Truth series of Books...but tell me when a Song of Ice and Fire gets made into a series and I will be excited.
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Announced last month.

I've read up through the one after Temple of Winds, and I HATED them all. I only kept reading because I figured if they sold so many they MUST be good and I just wasn't getting it. But no, they just suck. But, at least there's a fantastic Sword of Truth fan page. The mini-series is also being directed by Raimi, which is another reason to hate it and not want to watch it in the first place.
 
Originally posted by: Howard

A lot of story elements he plain ripped from WoT.
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Oh, don't mistake me as saying he was original in his ideas. His key strength lies in his presentation which is where his series differs from say the Wheel of Time. Neither series is one that I really give that much thought or analytical consideration while reading, I do it for entertainment. I think this is why a lot of people have been turned off by his social commentary in the later stuff, he's writing outside his audience.
 
Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Originally posted by: Howard
Overbearing political message, even to somebody (like me) who's inclined the same way. Especially... ah, Faith of the Fallen, I think.
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Yep, very much so. A lot of the plot lost its adventurous feel after that book. It really started to get overbearing in the one just before it.

I still find them enjoyable, but I'm getting tired of some things. Like when Richard analyzes things and they point out every little obvious point like they're talking to a child. You'd think after being around him for so long some of the other characters would be able to follow his logic. I've noticed that a lot of the conversations resemble FAQs.

There's some novel ideas and he does a decent enough job keeping it entertaining but its definitely passed its prime. In my opinion it hasn't gotten as bad as the Wheel of Time, but its getting close.
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I have to agree. That's why I stopped reading; all the books became revoltingly didactic. I started reading Phantom and had to stop near the beginning because Richard was being such a tool. When he put the complete verbal smackdown on probably the 3 most powerful wizards in the world -- who have just over 2000 years of combined experience with magic -- I just couldn't take it any more.

Casting will be very interesting and I look forward to seeing how it'd be adapted for the screen. I still enjoy the first few books. Hopefully Goodkind himself will stay the hell out of the screenplay process and not bury it under his philosophical claptrap.
 
Originally posted by: Wuffsunie
I have to agree. That's why I stopped reading; all the books became revoltingly didactic. I started reading Phantom and had to stop near the beginning because Richard was being such a tool. When he put the complete verbal smackdown on probably the 3 most powerful wizards in the world -- who have just over 2000 years of combined experience with magic -- I just couldn't take it any more.

Casting will be very interesting and I look forward to seeing how it'd adapted for the screen. I still enjoy the first few books. Hopefully Goodkind himself will stay the hell out of the screenplay process and not bury it under his philosophical claptrap.
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For me, they're just over the point where they're still entertaining enough to read, but its getting close to me just dumping them. I think it's more I like the characters (at least before although he's doing his best to ruin some of them) and feel I have something invested in them to give it up. He really does keep hammering certain points into your brain (how many times has Cara argued with Richard about protecting him?). I kinda speed read through those parts anymore (and the aforementioned reasoning conversations) so that helps. At times I swear I can feel in his writing that he doesn't even actually want to be writing this anymore but he's been forced to it by his publisher and the sacks of money they're throwing at him.
 
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