Soul of the Fire

Sword of Truth, Book 5

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Buck Schirner

Length: 24 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Terry Goodkind returns to the epic Sword of Truth saga in a tale of sweeping fantasy adventure bound to enthrall his growing legion of fans. In Temple of the Winds, the New York Times best selling fourth novel in the series, the Seeker of Truth Richard Rahl and Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell risked their lives and souls to free the land of D'Hara from the scourge of a magical plague. But in doing so they accidentally unleashed the Chimes, a magic whose threat will reach far beyond D'Hara.

Now it has become terrifyingly clear that the Chimes have the potential to bring down all that Richard and Kahlan have worked to protect, and even the power of the Sword of Truth may not be enough to stem the tide of their unleashed magical force. But if the Chimes cannot be stopped, first they will ravage Richard and Kahlan, then all of D'Hara, and then the entire world.

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

©1999 Terry Goodkind (P)1999 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Goodkind's ingenious world building will keep readers captivated." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Buck Schirner takes the massive cast list in stride, switching from character to character, nobleman to native, and male to female with subtle and effective grace." ( AudioFile)

and it continues

The first book sucks you in so hard core, it's hard to not continue reading. This author does the tangent thing I hate but I really want to know what happens next. There has to be an end eventually. I hope it's a good one.

Wonderful

I am very pleased to report that the reading was done very well. I could lose myself in the story completely.

great story

why does zedd suddenly sound like an old man? sure he's old but the voice they used in the first few books was way better! he's more eccentric

This world

This narrator is a real improvement over the previous narrators. Schirner still struggles with the female voices but its still an improvement. The story is focused on two points the chimes and what will happen to magic and the war in Anderith. If you are annoyed by political statements this is a book you may not like.

Happy reading ...

In the end The Seeker of Truth does it again!!!

Would you listen to Soul of the Fire again? Why?

Yes, I would skip the middle though!!!

What other book might you compare Soul of the Fire to and why?

It stands alone.

What does Buck Schirner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

You can feel the hurt in Richard at times.

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

Te Vote!!!!

Any additional comments?

I didn't know where they were going with the whole minster of defense story but it came out in the end. Everything comes out in the end and the last part is awesome,I was on the edge of my seat when Kahlan was done for and Richard was their but not their for her! I just wanted to say its Kalhan. In all the other you could séance her presence what's is going on!!! So I'm starting the 6th book!!

something a little different

terry goodkind did an excellent job of creating a new society, introducing and humanizing several new characters and telling a new story.

honestly, i'm glad to have so much time to get to 'know' another culture. the constant arguing between richard an kahlan over who is 'right' is starting to get old.

Quit changing narrators

I love the series. Have read the books. Hate that every book seems to be a different narrator. One book Zed is depicted as some feeble decrepit old man. Another book Khalan's name is unrecognizable (Karlin?) and on and on it goes. Makes starting the next book a chore of suffering through accent and pronunciation changes.

performance

Buck Schirner is by far the best performer for the Sword of Truth Series. My favorite!

loving it

Again I'm taken to another world and again I'm thrust into emotional twisters. I love this series!

I'm biased, but it's good.

Much better than the last book. The story takes less time to build compelling and interesting plotlines.