A Good Fantasy Book

When I first saw the wizards first rule on Audible, I have to admit what got me interested in listening to this audiobook was the beautiful cover which may my favourite of all. No wonder why Terry Goodkind has the original painting on his wall.

I wasn't sure about the book, it is over 34 hours long. I haven't put some much time, even surpassed American God's. And it being from the 90s, I expected back stories of every tree branch.
But to my surprise, I really enjoyed this! I will admit there are many parts to Wizards First Rule that drag on but walls of text. While it helped build the world and character, it did made lots of filler.
I stayed mainly for the characters and wanting to learn how they would save the world. I think it's pretty believable and interesting!
The main characters I felt were decently written, I liked Kahlan the most, Zed and Richard. However, I do feel that Richard suddenly becoming an action hero soured me but I think the events help build his character.

The world itself while interesting felt limited to only what we needed to know. The rest is for the expanded books. But its dark, gritty (surprisingly so) but also light hearted when needed.

The ending is something either you like or dislike, When given time to think. I felt it was clever and doesn't break the rules it established.

I didn't think much of the narrator initially because of the audio quality. But he actually does an incredible job expressing these different characters, am extra layar that made this worth the long wait. And he uses the distinct White and When in his accents.

From what I seen this book is part of a long series that's still going to this day. Unless you want to read the prequel abd it's many sequels, Wizard's First Rule is a book you can enjoy without the others. Treat it likes it's own thing.

I would definitely recommend this audio book despite its length. It is slow but it gets interesting along the way. Just beware of the dark moments that caught me by surprise.

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Excellent Narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This a great story made even better by the excellent narrator who brings it to life brilliantly.
He creates each character with a wide variety of voices and expresses the mood, tension and excitement. One of the best.

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brilliant story.

Richard is one of my favourite characters, he get into lots of trouble but he always remains truth to himself.

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Not bad, not bad at all

Whipped through this very easily with some real heart stopping moments. Rachel and the box of Odin was a section where my heart was in my mouth a few times. The key characters of Richard , Khalen and Zed were a joy. The Narrators interpretation of Scarlet the dragon made me smile.

Only issue with this were some glaring plot holes in the story itself but they can almost be forgiven if you just jump in to this sword and sorcery fantasy. And leave the real world behind.

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Good read

Overall good story although little naive here and there. Great performance of the narrator. Really loved it.

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Brilliant

Almost perfect. Narrator can't say 'herbs' though. Almost turned it off when I heard 'erbs'

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Loved it!

Absolutely brilliant, I really enjoyed it and can't wait to start the next book, loved the characters so much! Jx

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Fantastic Read/Listening

Would you consider the audio edition of Wizard's First Rule to be better than the print version?

As with all Audio books - you need to be a keen listener - It gives the reader/listener freedom to do other things at the same time as listening to the fantastic series that Terry Goodkind brings to us. The narrator that Terry has chosen is very good - he makes that book exciting

What did you like best about this story?

I love that this is the start of a series of books. You are introduced to the Characters within this series & leaves the listener at the edge of their seat right from the start to finish. the story has very good description (for excellent mental imagery) at the same time as keeping the story.

Which character – as performed by Sam Tsoutsouvas – was your favourite?

I love the way that Sam preforms Zed in this book. Zed is a very funny character.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes very much did not want to stop listening to this book or any other of the Kahlan and Richard series.

Any additional comments?

The whole series is out of this world. I have listened over and over again to this series. it is fantasy yet has principles that can be applied to real life. the Narrator does a fantastic job playing each character. The story in this book leaves you hankering for more. Anyone who listens to this book will not be disappointed.

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Great story. Narration warms up

The story has an epic feel and is worth the listening time. I found the narration quite wooden in the first few chapters but it relaxes well after that.

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Very very dark story

Enjoyed this book until the protagonist began to torture and mentally molest young children. Makes the baddie look bad but not an enjoyable experience . Life is dark enough without this type of story to ‘escape’ into. I don’t recommend this author personally, I shall avoid him in the future. The reader was excellent, the material was well written but very very dark.

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