Confessor discussion

I'm about to finish all of the Sword of Truth books and I loved them. Now I'm wondering what to read next in the Sci fi/Fantasy genre?

Name of the Wind and Wise Mans fear are great fantasy books by Patrick Rothfuss. I wouldnt say he is exactly like Goodkind but I read/liked the SoT books and liked these a lot as well.

Brandon wrote: "Name of the Wind and Wise Mans fear are great fantasy books by Patrick Rothfuss. I wouldnt say he is exactly like Goodkind but I read/liked the SoT books and liked these a lot as well." Thanks! Did you read any George R.R. Martin? I went there after Goodkind, it took me awhile to adjust to his writing style, so far only one book in. I will likely read more of them, but wanted another option too.

If you liked the Sword of Truth series, might I suggest the Incarnations of Time series by Piers Anthony? It is a lot older (i'm thinking 80's when released) but I found it to be an exceptional series. It has been about 10 years since I've read them though :) 2 books stood out for me in the series, the second one (where he is detailing the incarnation of time) and the fifth one (incarnation of evil).

And I thoroughly recommend George Martin's Song of Ice & Fire series, I haven't read any of his other work though, so can't vouch for it either.

Thank you! I do intend on reading Song of Ice and Fire series, I read the first book and liked it. I will add the others to my list. Thanks :)

Wheel of Time by Jordan. Many feel that Goodkind sort of took some stuff straight from this series early on. WoT is MUCH cleaner than SoT.

I disagree. I couldn't finish the first wheel of time novel. It just seemed to drag (painfully) all the way through.

I was the same way. Wheel of Time grabbed me at first but I could not get through book #2.

I've heard a lot of people who liked Goodkind enjoyed Steve Erikson's work.

Other than that, of course A Song of Ice and Fire and KingKiller Chronicles by Pat Rothfuss. Both are enjoyable series. I think Martin is a little closer to Goodkind than Rothfuss though.

You might also enjoy Thomas Covenant, it reminded me of Sword a Truth a good deal at least what I've managed to read of it.

Also, don't know if you've read Debt of Bones or The First Confessor yet. They are both prequals to SOT.

There is also The Omen Machine, which carries the story after Confessor further. Terry is supposed to be releasing another book this August. The second book of Richard and Kahlan....can't remember the name now, Third Kingdom or something along those lines.

Also The Law of Nines ties back to SOT as well, it's based in modern times and is about the decendants of Jenson.

Thanks Amber :) Yes I have read Debt of Bones and The Omen Machine (the Omen was my least favorite) - am planning to get The First Confessor soon and cool to know he has another one out soon. I will look at those other authors too.

Definitely try reading the Wheel of Time series if you like this series

Brandon Sanderson's "Mistborn" trilogy is the closest I've come to Goodkind's style.

There's also The Third Kingdom, Richard and Kahlan #2 that is now available.

Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist, then The Magician, Silverthorn and Darkness at Sethanon by R.E. Feist.

I'd recommend Zelazny's 'Princes of Amber' series.

There are ten or eleven books in the series, written about forty years ago.

In one of them he also mentions a path with stone steps ending at the edge of a cliff. The steps lead to a palace that only appears at a certain times during lightning strikes. Does that sound familiar?

(I'm not saying... I'm just saying...)

Wheel of Times Series is an unbelievable series.

Try David Eddings and his Belgariad and Mallorean series. Each is 5 books long and is an epic quest. It is filled with prophesy,Gods, sorcerers and magic. His other series are quite good too, but I was introduced to the Belgariad in the mid eighties and still get pleasure in rereading them.

I preferred David Edding's Elenium set more than the Belgariad and Mallorean series.

The Dune Saga need I say more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey,
I can't say that there is anything close to good enough to Goodkind's work. He has great style and amazing ideas. However, the best of what he has to offer was character development. I can't quite say that there was anyone who could develop a character like Terry Goodkind can. I read the whole series twice and am completely in love with it. I hope that my book, Leviathan, will be just as good!

Try the horror genre or the kinky, whips and chain genre (can't remember what it's called).

Elentarri wrote: "Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist, then The Magician, Silverthorn and Darkness at Sethanon by R.E. Feist."

Those are fantastic. Faerie Tale is a stand alone, so a good one to learn his style. Magician is one of my favorites of his. Definitely relatable, cleaner though.

Elentarri wrote: "Try the horror genre or the kinky, whips and chain genre (can't remember what it's called)."

It is the BSDM genre if I'm not mistaken. If you liked the Mord Sith stuff in Goodkinds books.

If you're up for an indie read, Prophecy of Tara is pretty good. The bad guys are very similar to the Mord Sith without all their redeeming qualities. Mostly, I liked it for the humor and the good guys, but it reminded me of SoT. It's a stand alone book as well.

The only thing I can think of is a series I didn't like, but think you would probably like: Melanie Rawn's 6-book Dragon Prince/Sunrunner series. I'll give them another shot some time; I think you would really dig them though. She writes very much like Terry Goodkind, who I love. Enjoy the mind-blowing end of Confessor! :)

Sebastian wrote: " Melanie Rawn's 6-book Dragon Prince/Sunrunner series. " I liked the first 3 books better than the second set. There is also the Tiger and Del Series by Jennifer Roberson. Those were entertaining.

Personally, I think he's a preachy wanker who's milking the series to make as much money as he can.

I stopped reading around book 8 or 9 b/c... it seems like it will never end. The books get longer, and the "bad guy" gets farther away.

The first book or two are great. After that, be prepared to read the same "rugged individualist" BS over and over again.

LockeJaw wrote: "Personally, I think he's a preachy wanker who's milking the series to make as much money as he can.

I stopped reading around book 8 or 9 b/c... it seems like it will never end. The books get lon..."

Yeah theres a lot of truth to what you just said. Ive read his books multiple times and he really lays his conservatism on thick in Soul of the Fire, the 6th book. He is basically using two ethnic groups in the book to say Affirmative Action in America is enslaving the white man.
Oh well every author has his quirks and I absolutely love Faith of the Fallen, the 7th book. He lays it on thick again with the whole libertarian philosphy and bashes communism, but he blames a lot of communisms failings on religion, and he makes a good case that they're very similar. After that book its full on atheism and he just ditches the whole ghost afterlife spirits thing that were a big part of the first few books. It's almost like he was leading us along and pretending to be religious to sell his first few books then putting out his ideology in the latest, with Chainfire and Confessor.

I like that in an author though. There aren't many that "come out" of the atheist closet and are so open about it.

An author I would compare him to be would be Ayn Rand.

Of course many have accused him of stealing from Robert Jordan.

Brandon Sanderson is the best Fantasy writer today, maybe ever. The stormlight chronicles and mistborn were epic.

Amber wrote: "Also, don't know if you've read Debt of Bones or The First Confessor yet. They are both prequals to SOT.

There is also The Omen Machine, which carries the story after Confessor further. Terry is..."

The law of Nines was garbage. It was the same guy basically as Richard and the girl was Kahlan. There was no change or originality in the story. Just put them in to modern day.