Chainfire

Chainfire Trilogy, Part 1, Sword of Truth, Book 9

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 26 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now, in Chainfire, Goodkind returns with a novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.

After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.

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

©2005 Terry Goodkind (P)2004 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Bond's somewhat understated style and relaxed, steady pace keep the story moving and help listeners sustain interest from start to finish. The characters' secrets and political maneuverings are in good hands with Bond." ( AudioFile)

New expierence for reading books

Would you listen to Chainfire again? Why?

this book was one of the first I have had as an audio. It was well read and I could still use my imagination of where they were and what was happening.

I am now listening to the other audio books in this series and I am liking them as well

Who was your favorite character and why?

Richard and Kalan as they want so little but still cannot have it.

What about Jim Bond’s performance did you like?

the way he could do different voices to emphase the way they could have talked.

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

No extreme reaction just an unusaul one as I could still think about other things and get thing done with my hands like washing up the dishes.

Any additional comments?

Overall this was a good experience for me. I will be buying other books to listen to in the future

Chainfire

I have found this is hard to turn off, I can hardly wait for the next installment

Nice Change!

It was really good exciting, heartbreaking at times makes you cry other times, your so mad you could scream. And then others it's full of embracing love. Good job nice change of pace.

thank the good spirits.

thankfully this is the last book read by this atrocious reader.

it would be nice if someone would redo the books read by this boring individual.

the story is good, but the reading is possibly the worst by any human.

can't wait to complet the trilogy

love the series . it slowly built but once it did it level you wanting for more

Slow to develop

The story took a long time to develop and the reference to the title was therefore very later in the book.

skips in reading

would be 5 star all the way but was a lot of times where the recording skipped

Walk down memory lane

I read this book when I was maybe 20. Since discovering Audible I can now listen to the speaker bring to life the pages that I had forgotten. I picture in my mind a sort of movie and I relive the moments like never before. I'm now 53 and feel like I was returned to my younger self. I can't wait to start the next book. Thank you Audible and those who have taken the time to make this happen.

excellent!

as always, a great read by the narrator Jim Bond, and an excellent story by Terry goodkind. very suspenseful, leaves you on a cliffhanger for the next book!

Richard, Richard, Richard...

I love the series, but find the level of importance placed on two people nausiating. Not only does the current world revolve around Kahlan and Richard, but the world going back 3 millenia has also revolved around them. I'm also quite tired of hearing this character and that character profess their preachy, undying loyalty to Richard. Richard, Richard, Richard......RICHARD, Richard, Richard. "I would sacrifice my life to ensure he doesn't stub a toe." Good grief. If any character in a book were to mimick Jesus, this would be the one. Yet...he can never use his powers. Then she can't use hers. He and Kahlan are always separated and struggling to get back to each other. It's the same never-ending story.

Having said that, I will always admire the different directions Goodkind has taken this story on other levels. There's always older, more powerful, more complex magic to be found. Ah, I love it. Goodkind has also always had the ability to bring the depths of evil and heights of good to life - make them shocking and real. He's not afraid to let the pendulum swing well beyond what other fantasy writers would.

The narration was done quite well for male voices, but the female voices were annoyingly condescending and lifeless. Let's get real, someone with a great male voice will most likely not have a great female voice. lol I really, REALLY wish companies would employ multiple narrators.