The Law of Nines

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Turning 27 may be terrifying for some, but for Alex, a struggling artist living in the Midwest, it is cataclysmic. Something about this birthday, his name, and the beautiful woman whose life he has just saved has suddenly made him - and everyone he loves - a target. A target for extreme and uncompromising violence...

©2009 Terry Goodkind (P)2009 Penguin

Great story

Terry goodkind is a phenomenal author. I hope he writes more in this series.
P. J. Weber
516-900-7469

Lives up to the standards of the other books

Overall a great listen. This book is a little different from Terry Goodkind's other books of this series. Whereas the other books take place in a fantasy world, this book returns back to the "real" world and links it to the previous books, which is very intriguing and something i never expected. Great job, looking forward to the next book in the series.

spellbinding

great story and well narrated. Hope there is a sequel to it somewhere out there.

A very surprising read.

What did you love best about The Law of Nines?

The surprises. It surprised me numerous times and it was a very enjoyable read.

What other book might you compare The Law of Nines to and why?

Thats hard to say. Mainly because I don't want to reveal and spoilers but I will say that it is kin to the Sword of Truth. Obviously because its the same author and he does tend to get

What about Mark Deakins’s performance did you like?

I liked his work very well. He did an awesome job in that I have nothing to critisize him for. He did his job so well that I can't really remember him as much as I remember the story. He kept me listening. That might sound like a bad thing, that I don't remember his reading but in my opinion its the best praise because he did his job perfectly. He read the different characters parts they way I would have expected in every case.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No but it was a book I was sad to see end.

Any additional comments?

I'm hoping for a sequel. I'm nervous to mention details because I don't want to reveal spoilers but I hope what was done in the end is exploited into another series of books. Several if possible.

Decent side story from the Sword of Truth

Would only recommend it if you are curious about Richard's legacy after the series ended

is there are editor in the house??

hard to enjoy this story with such poor writing. preachy and predictable. inconsistent character development. 3 stars

Great job Terry

I glanced at a few reviews and had to give those of you who are fans of Terry, but not yet ready to get the Law of Nines, a review for the positive. Although most fans of Terry will probable get this one anyways...

The last series just built and built in intensity. Coming off that peak and to start over with this one probable makes this one appear more dull? I can't wait to see how it escalades. It still has the classic - "How the helk is he going to get out of this one" suspense. The last one I thought ended on a very powerful message. I can see this one taking that message and applying it to our current world.
Just remember this is fantasy and magic, so don't expect everything to seem "real." Like Richard, Alex has redeeming qualities in his character that can be admired.

Equivocal

Typically Goodkind; the annoying lack of contractions makes the text sound unnatural when read aloud, even more so in the context of a modern thriller. The choice of narrator who reads monotonically would better be for non-fiction. I find falling to sleep during an exciting scene to be disconcerting.
That said; a must 'read' for Goodkind fans. Once past the right-wing rants we have come to expect we find an engaging and enjoyable tale. While not a tale of Richard and Kyla, their fans will not be disappointed.
In short, find a narrator more suitable to the tale, seek permission from the author to alter the text to include contractions in order to do justice to this epic, I hope, series beginning tale.

Thanks Terry!

Your world is alive for me again!
Can't wait for more. May magic never die.

Another great book!

another great book by Terry Goodkind. I felt like the story came to a quick
conclusion at the end but other than that I found it to be a great read