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Title: A surprising disappointment
Review: It appears the author attempted to extend the series (and his profits) by devoting an entire book to an uninteresting new character. I have never been more disappointed in Goodkind. I actually returned the book back to the store. It is not one that I even want in my Goodkind collection. On a different note: although I am a great fan of Ayn Rand I've become a bit disappointed in the direction/tone of the series which at times it seems Goodkind is lecturing Objectivism: reason, individualism, freedom, concepts as abstract ideas, rational egoism, etc. No where was this more prevalent than in Faith of the Fallen. I'm pretty surprised that it took me until Book 6 to actually notice it. But Richard is definitely Rand's "heroic being" in a fantasy context. Not that it's a bad thing only give me more action and less philosphical lecturing.
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