Jun-17-2009, 07:43 PM (UTC)
chriSchaeffer, I see you recommended Terry Goodkind. 
I just finished watching the first season of Legend of the Seeker the other day - it's a tv show (apparently very loosely) based on the Sword of Truth books. I'm kind of wondering whether I should give the books a try - the production of the series was of very high quality and I grew to like the characters but most of the writing seemed to be incredibly predictable and kind of lame - very few scenes ever ended up in surprising ways. From what I've read I've gathered that the books are (even more) violent and dark and the magic has more rules/limitations than what was shown in LOTS. Is this a series that must be started from the beginning, or can I just pick any part and see what the story is really like? (The last two parts are still available as paperbacks in bookshops here, that's why I'm asking.)
I just finished watching the first season of Legend of the Seeker the other day - it's a tv show (apparently very loosely) based on the Sword of Truth books. I'm kind of wondering whether I should give the books a try - the production of the series was of very high quality and I grew to like the characters but most of the writing seemed to be incredibly predictable and kind of lame - very few scenes ever ended up in surprising ways. From what I've read I've gathered that the books are (even more) violent and dark and the magic has more rules/limitations than what was shown in LOTS. Is this a series that must be started from the beginning, or can I just pick any part and see what the story is really like? (The last two parts are still available as paperbacks in bookshops here, that's why I'm asking.)
"Green nubs on the dry sticks of the clematis promised that the appearance of death was not death itself." - Ship of Destiny
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