Faith of the Fallen

Sword of Truth, Book 6

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: John Kenneth

Length: 30 hrs

Publisher's summary

Terry Goodkind, author of the enormously popular Sword of Truth novels, has forged perhaps his best yet, pitting Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell against threats to the freedom of the world. They both must struggle at opposite ends of the earth against the relentless, monolithic forces of the Imperial Order.

A Sister of the Dark captures Richard and takes him deep into the Old World, to the very heart of the Order, while his beloved Kahlan remains behind. Free because of Richard's sacrifice for her, but unwilling to abandon the cause of the Midlands, Kahlan violates not only prophecy but her last pledge to Richard, and raises an army against the advancing horde of the Imperial Order. Separated and fighting for their lives, Richard and Kahlan will be pushed to the limits of their endurance and tested in their love for one another.

Once again, the master storyteller weaves a riveting spell that will captivate even more fans for this incredible series.

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

©2000 Terry Goodkind (P)2000 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Notable for its engaging secondary characters, the novel also evinces flashes of sly wit....Goodkind's ingenious world-building will keep readers captivated." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Kenneth's narration follows the intensity of the plot through battles and hardship, as well as dreams of love and caring human relationships. With Kenneth as guide, this book never lags." ( AudioFile)

my second favorite s.o.t.s book.

I've listened to this book many many times and never get bored with it. I highly recommend this book.

Enjoyed this one too. I love Zed!!!

I have really enjoyed this set off books so far. Though I've a few things I have issues with. Over all this narrator was pretty good but made Zed sound like an old cowboy! I don't understand why Richard never mentioned Scarlett and her baby when he and Nicki found the young dragon skeleton, hoping that they had survived the Chimes or mention how nice it would be to have her to fly them somewhere when they have a long way to go and a short time to get there.

Delves deep into Communism failings

Would you listen to Faith of the Fallen again? Why?

Yes, it had a good fundamental story on the failings of communism and reasons why we struggle in futile situations. To date this is probably the most 'realistic' book in the series.

What did you like best about this story?

Although Goodkind isn't shy to depict life as he sees it, Faith of the Fallen (FotF) takes it to a new level. If you've made it this far in the series it really won't matter what this review says, but this story takes on a different color than the other books. Although the main plot point only exists because of magic, there is very, very little magic in this book. It's mostly war and social commentary.If you've continued to read the books you know that Richard can be annoying at times and this book isn't much of an exception. There are moments you want to shake him and others you like him.The narrative has gotten a little old though hearing about how much Kahlan and Richard love each other. We've literally spent hundreds of pages of our lives reading about that by now. We get it. It tries so hard sometimes, no one actually dwells on their love for that long.But those are my only gripes. It's a slow moving book, but it ends up paying off in the end.The book really wrestles with the central teachings of the "Imperial Order" which are uber communistic vs Capitalist society. Goodkind does a phenomenal job outlying the realities of a Communist nation and all the negatives that go along with it. Although I'm sure there are some unlearned readers who think it's chic and cool to lean communistic, the reality of any nation that has tried is presented here. If you're anti-capitalist this is not the book for you. Although I take that back, perhaps this is exactly the book for you. The book doesn't deal in grandiose situations, but rather the levels of a tenement building and some workmen like blacksmiths, and charcoal makers. His story is grounded and based in reality and shows the world of communism how it is. Kahlan's story line, while vital narrative, ultimately wasn't that important. It could have been shortened by a lot. It would have been different if it was used for character development, but it ended up being repetitive. Although we get to see her in her tactician shoes again, it's nothing we haven't seen for the character already. Sadly, three pages could have outlined what essentially amounts to half the book, without glancing over any detail.The most interesting characters in this book are really unimportant to the series and that's a shame. To spend a whole book with little to no character progression of main characters seems a waste.But in the end it was enjoyable and the last 1/3 of the book I found it difficult to put it down/stop listening.

Would you be willing to try another one of John Kenneth’s performances?

Not at all. Worst narrator I've heard. He demonstrated many mispronunciations and his 'acting' was horrific, often completely ignoring the in-text descriptions of how a character was supposed to be talking; he would shout a part like this: "'What are we doing here?' he whispered." It was especially jarring coming off the last book where I thought the narrator was absolutely wonderful. What really convinced me of his inadequacy was his mispronunciations. The one that really got me: "Timbre" -like the sound-print of something- he pronounced it as 'timber' instead of 'tamber.' Simply inexcusable. I just came to expect errors and not let it ruin the experience.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Rise.(Oh wait, that was taken?)

Any additional comments?

Not the best in the series, but solid story to take for what it is.The most interesting characters in this book were its ancillary denizens and people that frankly didn't matter to the series.Good depiction of actual, applied communism

Nice read

Really enjoyed this read. The story really keeps you involved. The characters are continually growing.

excellent

anither amazing and enthralling novel i have been reading these for years but have recently gotten them all on audible. i have binged 6 in a month so far and starting my seventh now.

This is one of my favorite books.

People finally show Richard they want to fight for their freedom. Not just follow him.

Book 6 still captivating

I love this series and I like this performance! Still enticed by the story. Book 6 is a little sadder but I'm excited to see what happens next!

Thumbs up!

Awesome read! Terry Goodkind is by far my favorite fantasay author! Enjoy!

Life love liberty

Wonderful story, read it, take in its light, then encourage someone who needs to hear the words of this series to read and understand it, Heaven knows that the evil fought against in this book is running rampant in our own reality lol.

Great Job

The voice actor knew how to depict different voices thoroughly. I found myself in my car after stopping somewhere to finish listening to a chapter because he had me so intrigued. captivating voice. Great Book!!