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 ...

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 ...