Yet another fantastic fantasy novel from Terry Goodkind featuring magic, adventures, and an otherworldly presence.
At almost 900 pages, The Children of D'Hara is yet another fantasy masterpiece by Terry Goodkind. If you haven't read the 'Sword of Truth' series yet, I recommend reading these before starting The Children of D'Hara, as this is a follow-up story to the Sword of Truth.
The Children of D'Hara was published in five parts originally, starting with two or three novella-sized books. Upon completion of the series, the five books were merged into, well, the beast of a book you see here.
The Children of D'Hara follows Richard and Kahlan as they start a new phase of their lives. As the new rulers of the D'Haran empire, they have something to prove. They want to be the best leaders they can be to their subjects – people used to war and leaders who love to terrorise anyone who even looks at them funny. But when the Golden Goddess attempts to destroy their newfound freedom and life as they know it, Richard and Kahlan go to the ends of the Earth to secure freedom for their subjects once again.
The Golden Goddess is an adversary unlike any I could have imagined. She truly gives our heroes a run for their money. If you enjoy reading about witches, wizards, magical elements, a simpler way of life, characters who have strong morals, who seek justice, and who persevere even when it would be so much easier to give up, you may want to give this novel a go.
I have to admit it took me a bit of time to get back into the series, as it's been a while since I read the 'Sword of Truth', and it started off quite slow. (This is why I gave the first instalment, The Scribbly Man, three stars – worth reading.) Luckily, Goodkind did a brief description of the main magical abilities of characters and items and the plot of the Sword of Truth to explain the protagonists' current status and to make sense of some of the events in this new book, as some characters from the Sword of Truth make a comeback and their reasoning behind actions taken is linked to events in the previous series. So, if you want to read this book/series without reading The Sword of Truth, you can.
Also, I gave Hateful Things, Wasteland, and Witch's Oath four stars, and Into Darkness five stars as the pace picks up considerably from book two, and I wanted to keep flipping pages to see what's next.
You can find The Children of D'Hara here.
If you'd like to read The Children of D'Hara as the original series, you can find the links to The Scribbly Man, Hateful Things, Wasteland, Witch's Oath, and Into Darkness further down.
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