Blood of the Fold

Sword of Truth, Book 3

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Buck Schirner

Length: 22 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

An Epic of Two Worlds

In a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World - forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power.

War and treachery plague the world, and only Richard and Kahlan can save it from an armageddon of unimaginable savagery and destruction.

In Blood of the Fold, Terry Goodkind, author of the brilliant bestsellers Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears, has created his most masterful epic yet, a sumptuous feast of magic and excitement replete with the wonders of his unique fantasy vision.

Epic edge: listen to more in the Sword of Truth series.

©1996 by Terry Goodkind. (P)1999 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"A complex epic fantasy that crackles with vigor and magical derring-do." (Publishers Weekly)

"Buck Schirner is an adept reader, expert at rendering this vast, glittering tapestry of a world." (Library Journal)

Second read

absolutely amazing, just like the first read through. I love revisiting Richard & Kahlan, they've become two old friends.

good story

lots of fun, good story, memorable characters, plenty of plot twists and surprises. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Nice

I really enjoyed this book. There was so much depth in this book. Families being torn and challenged, friendships being forged from circumstance, duty and dedication, the need and greed for power, and love & magic! I was proud of the characters and it was a better write. I'm excited to know what happens next series.

A beautiful telling of a tale

Overall, this book was absolutely beautifully told and I would highly and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a story of a High Fantasy universe. Heroes and antiheroes, villains, monsters, Wizards, and a love across time. The only thing I can possibly knock on this is with the performance. And the only bad thing about it is the way the performer voices one of the monsters. I understand where he was going with it but it hurt my ears every time he did it. Other than that, I absolutely loved it.

this series is amazing!

90 hours into this series and I still want more, Terry Goodkind is an awesome author with a great mind.

But of the fold

I liked this book in the series better than the other two I listened to. The Misanderous Sisters of the light made me wonder if Terry goodkind had some bad experiences in Catholic school.

This reader is awesome. He is one of the best readers I have listened to. He does a great job telling the story with enthusiasm. He is also one of the best male readers I have come across as far as doing women’s voices without calling attention to the fact that he is a guy doing women’s voices.

I loved this narrator

I don't understand the negative narrator reviews. I found him to be quite pleasant to listen to, much more so then the first couple books. The first couple were very distracting for me as some of the voices made for certain characters were misplaced or bordered on absurd that I struggled to keep listening. The wisps voice just about had me throwing my phone and some of the strong women's voices were spoken with soft, submissive voices that were so out of place it drove me nuts. With Buck, his voice changed just enough that I knew which character it was speaking but not so drastic that I would cringe with the absurdity. I really enjoy the sound of his voice so I flew through this one. I did find at the end of the book he must have gotten tired as I did notice some strange things happening with character voices or the way he was talking but it wasn't nearly as much of a distraction as the issues I had with the other books. I do completely agree that they should stick to one narrator for a series. Every time I get used to one, the next is someone new and I have to adjust and move past a whole new set of irritants (outside of this one, I would chose Buck narrating over every other narrator I've heard on here). Its probably impossible to please everyone with any narrator but at least it would ease the pain to stick with one person through a series.

Better performance

I am so glad narrators were changed for this volume of the series. There was such a drastic improvement in the dynamic story reading it kept up with the mood of the story. I will continue to follow Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, and now Ann and Nathan while they continue to fight to just live a normal life while the evils surround them. Starting the next one now!

good

while a little more predictable than previous pieces of the series, it remained great work.

" 'Dance with me, Death. I am ready'...
it was a morning prayer, meant to say that you could die this day, so you should strive to do your best while you still lived."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"D'Harans have been fighting most of their lives, and know what they're about. War is about killing; you kill them before they can kill you, that's all. Whoever wins is the one who was right.
Reasons are the spoils of victory. When you've destroyed the enemy, then your leaders write down the reasons in books, and give moving speeches about them. If you've done your job, then there aren't any of the enemy left to dispute your leader's reasons. At least not until the next war."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

“the spirits know no one would believe this, but soldiers want peace more than most people, I'd expect. We just don't dare to dream about it because we see so much killing that we get to thinking it can't ever end, and if you dwell on it, you'll get soft, and getting soft gets you killed."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"The spirits know that no one hates fighting more than many of those who have do it."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"Reason and passion were not always in agreement."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"Fate does not seek our consent."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"Zedd was standing at the brink of the abyss, at the brink of violating the Wizard's Third Rule, yet he couldn't bring his reason under control. That, in fact, was the only way to violate the Third Rule."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"Night was descending like a shroud over the last gasps of the dying."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"He wondered if confusion was what you felt when you died."
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

"Something I've noticed: that everyone is surprised at the moment of their death, everyone. You can see it in their eyes, thinking that this has to be a mistake, that they're special. To the very end"
Six

Buck Schirner really nailed this one home

Terry Goodkind delivered again this is my third time reading the book or should I say listening and Buck really brought it home for me