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... "Phantom" by Terry Goodkind is the penultimate book in the "Sword of Truth" series. A "fantasy-novel" writer, Goodkind has been especially popular over in the US, frequently topping the New York Times bestseller-list. However, his books are also very popular here, with most booksellers ... Read review





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Naked Empire is book eight of Terry Goodkind's bestselling "Sword of Truth" fantasy ... more
series, following on directly from the events of
the previous instalment The Pillars of Creation.
Richard, one of various gifted children of this
world's former dark lord Darken Rahl, continues
his journeying with the Sword of Truth and his
wife Kahlan. Seven volumes of magical and military
upheaval, and all too many desperate last-ditch
measures, have left their scars: "The world was
unravelling, in more ways than one. But there had
been no choice". Ancient sorcerous barriers have
been accidentally toppled, freeing the unpleasant
"Imperial Order" to rape, loot and pillage the
rest of the world. The Emperor and his chief
minion are revolting creatures whose sadism begins
where Vlad the Impaler left off. Bandakar, a land
of pacifists, has little chance of survival until
someone gets the bright idea of giving the admired
liberator Lord Rahl--that is, Richard--a dose of
slow-acting poison. There is no antidote until he,
personally and more or less single-handedly, frees
Bandakar from the invading horde while, as
pacifists, the natives will stand clear and
disapprove of the slaughter. Some lessons in
ethics and realism need to be learned here... 
Goodkind deals in tougher issues and greater moral
complexities than the typical blockbuster fantasy
series, and underlines the dreadfulness of his
characters' choices with unsparing descriptions of
Imperial atrocity. Big trouble is also spreading
elsewhere, with the Rahl homeland under siege and
the fabled Wizard's Keep--a bastion that is
actually the home of just two elderly
magicians--threatened by magic-immune
infiltrators. Meanwhile in Bandakar, Richard and
friends have greater problems than overwhelming
opposition and useless allies. His personal magic
"gift" is failing, he gets terrible headaches, his
relationship with the Sword of Truth is in
trouble, poison symptoms worsen, and the three
vials of antidote are hidden in widely separated
places. Worse, the local boss of Imperial forces
is a soul-stealer who rides the minds of birds and
beasts, watches Richard's progress through their
eyes, and can gloatingly anticipate his plans.
No-one said this was going to be easy.  A violent
finale sees some good surprises and ingenuity,
plus one cheeky deus ex machina, bringing this
adventure to a neat conclusion. The greater war
continues, though, and further sequels must
follow. Newcomers to "Sword of Truth" may be
dizzied by the number of back-story references,
but the saga's legions of admirers will welcome
this slickly crafted and compulsively readable
episode. --David Langford
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Philosophy Illustrated by Phantoms with Big Swords
Review of Phantom - Terry Goodkind by dragonhelmuk

Advantages: Intriguing Double Plot, Philosophy adds Depth to Characters, Return to First Books, Amazingly Written.
Disadvantages: Graphic Psycho-Sexual Violence, Deeply Philosophical Characters, Rather Lengthy Read (As Always.)

...series) dubbing the author of Phantom "a real born storyteller". This tenth book in the series continues the quest of Richard "The Seeker of Truth" to defeat the Emperor Jagang, and drive his ruthless, bloodthirsty army away the Midlands and D'Hara, back to their communist home in the "Old World". This quest makes the series a very definite "Heroic Fantasy" with a single hero set against a backlog of massive combat, and wondering what difference ...
...I will now compare Phantom to the other books in the series (and assume you've read at least some of them): Primarily I liked this one better than at least a few of the later ones, because we finally got back to seeing a bit of the early characters such as the incorrigible Zed and the implacable Chase, with a bit less of Mr know-it-all Richard Cypher'er and his Angels "taking on the world and feeding chipmunks" in Red Leather. As well as the return ... Read review

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A Must in the series!
Review of Phantom - Terry Goodkind by Emma_Mouse

Advantages: Things are actually finalising...... hoorah
Disadvantages: Things are actually finalising...... boo hoo

...book out in November. Phantom again is fantastically written and grabs your attention from beginning until end. I wish there was more Kahlan and Richard integration and it some times becomes a little frutrating as you wish the storey to move on a lot quicker than it actually is. There is little point in writing a review becuase once you get this far in the series you are not going to deny yourself reading the last two books (it is that addictive) ... Read review

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Phantom - Terry Goodkind

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Type: Fiction

Genre: Fantasy

Title: Phantom

Author: Terry Goodkind

ISBN: 0007145659

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