Naked Empire

Sword of Truth, Book 8

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

"'You knew they were there, didn't you?' Kahlan asked in a hushed tone as she leaned closer. Against the darkening sky, she could just make out the shapes of three black-tipped races taking to wing, beginning their nightly hunt. That was why he'd stopped. That was what he'd been watching as the rest of them waited in uneasy silence.

"'Yes,' Richard said. He gestured over his shoulder without turning to look. "There are two more, back there." Kahlan briefly scanned the dark jumble of rock, but she didn't see any others. Lightly grasping the silver pommel with two fingers, Richard lifted his sword a few inches, checking that it was clear in its scabbard. A last fleeting glimmer of amber light played across his golden cape as he let the sword drop back, in place. In the gathering gloom of dusk, his familiar tall, powerful contour seemed as if it were no more than an apparition made of shadows.

"Just then, two more of the huge birds shot by right overhead. One, wings stretched wide, let out a piercing scream as it banked into a tight gliding turn, circling, once, in assessment of the five people below before stroking its powerful wings to catch its departing comrades in their swift journey west. This night they would find ample food."

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©2003 Terry Goodkind (P)2003 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Jim Bond's narration imparts a mythical quality while transporting the listener to a world of wizards, soul-stealers, potions, and magic." ( AudioFile)

Works well

Twenty some books still using !wating for next will keep watching for more good work

awesome

it was a great book , and a great story . cant wait for ths next one

Consistency

Consistent, talented, readers please. Having different readers every other book, and some readers not being the finest.

One of the best authors

Great story and great series! A must have for fantasy lovers. One of the best authors.

Another great piece of the Sword of Truth series

This was my first experience with a book on tape and it was surprisingly wonderful. I was able to follow along without a hitch and the storyline was great as per Terry Goodkind's usual work.

Loved it

Pay no attention to all the haters in the comment section more likely than not they are all just liberals that have there nose bent out of shape. This was a great book

Getting to be a formula.

I love this series but it is time to take a break. The storyline is getting formulaic. Richard lives by his power doing something really amazing and not seen before. His gift saves the day without explanation and without the ability to repeat.

Meanwhile, here is 64 chapters of backstory on a people that might be important for a book or two. Now, here are 2 heartpounding chapters of climax. Ohh, and chapters here at the end to wrap up a few loose ends.

Next.

Still a fan but I think I will take a few months off before revisiting this series.

pretty good

nice story, this had me on the edge of my chair till the very end.

great message in the story.

The story does a great job of showing the inharent evils of moral equivalence and how we ourselves can fall into the traps so easily set by it.

Back to the main story line!

Would you listen to Naked Empire again? Why?

I probably won't listen to this again since I usually listen to series of stories and then just push through them. Since this is in the middle of the series, I will probably never get around to it again before I'm sucked into another series that will encompass my existence.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Naked Empire?

I really did enjoy getting back to the main story line. While I now see why the Pillars of Creation was good information to have for this book to require less information about these characters, it just seemed like Richard and Kahlan were almost non-existent. However, Richard and Kahlan are back in full force in Naked Empire. All of our main characters are back, doing what they do best, saving the empire from evil.

What about Jim Bond’s performance did you like?

Jim Bond is one of my favorite narrators for the Sword of Truth series. I enjoy how his voice changes for Zed and some of the other characters. It really helps bring the book alive.

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

I did not have any extreme reaction to this book.