Stone of Tears - Terry Goodkind

Terry Goodkind is my favourite author of fantasy novels and every single book I have read of his has been absolutely brilliant so I am reading them all over again. This review is about the second in the sword of truth series which is called Stone of Tears. Previously I thought this was one of the weaker novels but after reading it again I have just enjoyed it so much that I have to share with you exactly why this book is so great. Before I start my review though I do want to warn you that for these books even a simple review like this may give away what happened in the first novel of the series so although I will try my best not to show so much I just want ...  Read the complete review

Title - Stone of Tears Main Characters Richard - the hero Kahlan - the girlfriend and mother confessor Zedd - the Grandfather and wizard of the first order Verna - A sister of the light Plot Outline 'The Wizards First Rule' ended when Richard found a loophole in the Confessors magic. Zedd found a tear shaped stone that seemed to be causing him to worry. In this book Zedd sheds a tear onto The stone, which then changes color, and gives it to a girl to keep safe. Richard and Kahlen are trying hard to consummate their relationship but, since the events in the previous book, Richard has been getting ...  Read the complete review

After Wizards First Rule I expected a disappointing sequel. Despite the problems with the first book I found it one of the most enjoyable books I have read in quite some time and couldn't see how the sequel could compare to it. This opinion will contain a few details that may spoil the first book for you however I will try and reveal as few of these as possible. Writing a sequel is a tough thing for an author to do, they need to maintain enough of the old book to keep previous fans happy while also ensuring that they avoid rewriting the story again. This book is very successful in this, only failing in my opinion by in reintroduction of Darken ...  Read the complete review

Stone of Tears is the second book in the epic Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. This book came out way back in 1996 and followed the massive success of Wizards First Rule which was the first book in the series. This book picks up where the previous one left off. Darken Rahl has been defeated and Richard and Kahlan head back to the Mud people's village to get married. However they find that three sisters of the light are after Richard, planning on taking him back to the Old World to train Richard in the use of his gift. Richard is now the pawn of prophecy and he is at the mercy of it! His life is suddenly very complicated and Richard finds he has ...  Read the complete review