Wizard's First RuleAuthor: Terry Goodkind
Series: Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker
Publisher: Tor
How Received: library
Summary from the back cover.
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help ... and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.
In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-- to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed ... or that their time has run out.
This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.
First off, I went into this already knowing the plot line. And characters. Oh, and fight scenes. Because I had watched the entire first season of The Legend Of The Seeker.
I'm not sure whether that actually improved my reading of Wizard's First Rule or not. The show did an EXCELLENT casting job - which enhanced the already amazing characters I was reading about. It's just a fantastic interpretation of the book, in my humble opinion. But enough about the show.
The book itself is FANTASTIC. I understand why they felt the need to make it into a tv series - the scenes are easily divided, yet smooth together nicely as a book. (Did that make sense? Nicki-sense isn't always everybody else-sense.) The world is diverse and rich, fantastically created; the characters original - I swore Kahlan was going to jump off the page - and the plot faaaaantastic.
Now, let's look back at my read-by-read. (Thank you, Twitter.) These are my thoughts as I read - including some of my favorite quotes.
Reading Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. I'm enjoying it so far.
"Sorry. I die." Oh, Shar, I wished you stayed longer than a few pages.
"Zedd was stark naked." So much better than Dumbledore.
"You're not supposed to see it! It's a Wizard's cabinet; it's invisible!" #obviousthings
Reasons I love Zedd more than Dumbledore - he tricked an entire group of men into thinking they'd been castrated.
Reading Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. I ADORE Zedd.
About 1/3 through Wizard's First Rule. Keep thinking of Legend of the Seeker - and I want to be Kahlan. Or oogle Richard. Either or.
Oh noes. Tweet peeps, I left Wizard's First Rule in my theater class. I am bookless at the moment. :(
"Giller, I'm afraid to get my head chopped off, people say it hurts terrible bad."
"Maybe Darken Rahl wouldn't mind if Richard borrowed his dragon." I love this book.
Reasons reading in school is bad - you are always forced to stop once you get to the climax. And wait. In agony. -dies-
You know that high you get after finishing a fantastic book? I'm there.
And that, my dears, is how I roll.
Overall Rating & Final Comments: 10/10; probably one of my favorite fantasy books of all time.
Cover Comments: This one is the cover based on the TV series, and I LOVE it. Just because.
I bought this a while ago after watching some of the episodes. I really should read it! :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa, this sounds pretty fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHaha, isn't it great? I laughed SO hard at the Zedd-castration thing. I was, like, roaring. And the books only get better from there! I'm on #4, Temple of the Winds, right now.
ReplyDeleteI love and adore this series so much. I literally have read the entire series 10+ times. It's lovely. You must keep reading, the books only get better and better!!!
ReplyDeleteI was not impressed with the casting on the show though except for Kahlan and Cara. Those 2 were absolutely perfect....
And I thought I was the only person who watched Legend of the Seeker! Everyone I've talked to about this show has said "Wha??? Legend of the Seeker? What's that??" lol.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the book. I loved it too! And I'm glad to say that the next two (which I've read) are awesome, too! :)
And I love the cover for this book, too! Insanely awesome.
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