"Lacking plot"
What happens in this book is a bunch of idiots talking back and forth to each other repeating the same crap over and over and over and over and over. Everything worth listening to literally happens during the climax in the last 2-3 hours of the novel and as per usual w/ Richard he suddenly for no apparent reason figures out the mysteries of life, the universe, and everything and saves the day. I know Goodkind isn't the greatest writer and his work has been going downhill but his lastt book, Law of Nines wasn't too bad and I expected way better in this new one. I'm not an objectivist or Ayn Rand fan either but he had great characters and actual plots and story! What the hell happened? Don't bother people! Save your money/credit on something good. I really don't even know why I'm giving this two stars. If you really want spoilers, here they are: No one knows what is going on but they find a machine that is giving omens. No one knows what is going on but they keep getting omens. Omens keep coming. Richard and gang repeat the same dialogue back and forth (literally, they say the same thing to each other, I'M NOT KIDDING) especially ZEDD. One of Zedd's greatest's lines are "I don't know!" Yeah... Skip this cash in. It was probably written in a few weeks.