They dare not let it go out of existence, therefore. Soul of the Fire's premise is that the world they live in would self destruct without magic. While I appreciate the heroism of the main characters, I really don't like the extreme emphasis on magic. The one I just finished reading, Soul of the Fire, seemed to be parodying the Clintons rather closely. I've read the first five volumes in the Sword of Truth series, so I guess I haven't gotten to the ones where Goodkind is more clearly Objectivist.
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I find reading philosophal treatises tedious books like Atlas and the Sword of Truth series add a little sugar to help the medicine go down.
By Naked Empire, he has almost completely stepped outside of mere fantasy writing in favor of being philosophically didactic (to no small outcry from the Sword-and-Sorcery sycophants, who feel he is being more pedantic).īut he is still one of my favorite authors. For example, consider how many times Richard sacrifices himself for the sake of others.įaith of the Fallen is probably his best book, and certainly reminiscent of Rand's writing. Much like myself, there are certain topics where he would not seem to be in complete concordance. I don't think he refers to himself as an Objectivist, however.
The Wizard's Rules are meant to be paraphrasal of her core values("The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason") as well as some of his personal philosophical views. Terry's own favorite novel is The Romantic Manifesto. I am also part of a community of his fans, and an admin on his web site.
I was introduced to Rand via Terry's books, Skywalker.
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