Title: Wasteland
By: Terry Goodkind
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 240
Release Date: October 7th, 2019
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary from Goodreads:
RICHARD'S GAZE TRACED ALL OF THE PASSAGEWAYS, THE ROOMS, THE CIRCULAR HALLS, THE DEAD ENDS, THE ENTRAPMENTS, THE LATERAL ROUTES, THE COMPLEX OF TWINNED AND TRIPLED PASSAGEWAYS, CHECKING, HOPING HE WAS WRONG.
HE WASN'T.
"WE'RE IN TROUBLE," HE SAID.
Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell are fighting on all fronts. The Golden Goddess, Collector of Worlds, has infiltrated the People's Palace, able to insinuate herself into the minds of those without the gift of magic.
Richard can trust no-one but the gifted. So, when Vika, one of his sworn Mord-Sith bodyguards is abducted, he has to get her back. His determination will lead him and Kahlan deep into the labyrinthine heart of the People's Palace - the Wasteland - and into more danger than they have ever faced before.
Review:
This book started off with a bang. We are thrown into the middle of a battle where our favorite love birds are fighting for their lives. There is a new threat in the world that our hero's have no idea how to defeat.
This is the third book in a mini series, but as I was reading this one and the next one, I realized they are all a continuance of the same story. This book will leave you hanging, so if you are going to read this mini series, you need to binge the whole thing.
In true Goodkind fashion, the characters lead the story with amazing dialogue and heroic actions. The Mord-Sith are still my favorite characters, but Kahlan comes in a close second since her confessor powers are unmatched. Of course, the a Mord-Sith gets herself into trouble, like usual and like usual, they take the pain like a champ. Richard and his companions attempt a rescue and all hell breaks lose.
This was a short read, but a must in the series.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
Title: Witch's Oath
By: Terry Goodkind
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 366
Release Date: January 6th, 2020
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary from Goodreads:
The Children of D'Hara picks up immediately after the conclusion of the Sword of Truth series. This is the story of Richard and Kahlan and their children.
'The Sword of Truth series was my masterwork. Yet, life for these characters goes on after the conclusion of that series. For years readers have been asking about Richard and Kahlan's children. This is that story' TERRY GOODKIND.
In 1994 Wizard's First Rule introduced Richard Cypher, a young woodsman seeking answers and vengeance in the aftermath of his father's murder, and Kahlan Amnell, a mysterious young woman pursued by a bloodthirsty tyrant's assassins.
The Sword of Truth is one of the most ambitious fantasy series ever written. It was a decades-long masterwork that has been translated into 20 languages and sold 26 million copies. After 16 volumes and one novella, it concluded in 2016 with Warheart.
The Children of D'Hara picks up immediately after the conclusion of the Sword of Truth series. The story will be told in installments, as novella-length episodes published every three months. Witch's Oath is the fourth novella
Review:
This novella starts off where the last one left us hanging. This story was a little less entertaining for me than the last one since there was a lot of aimless wandering, and of course Kahlan is in peril as usual. Richard is right by her side as he takes the lead and helps his group of companions get to the boundary, which I'm not sure how it got there since the last one was destroyed, but I'm sure it will be explained in the next book.
This felt like a passthrough book to me, where we learned some important info about what is going on in the world, but not much excitement happens. Looking forward to finishing this series up.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
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