Wizard's First Rule

Terry Goodkind is not a terrible fantasy writer, he's a terrible writer, period.

I bought this book because my version had a dragon on the cover, and I thought "Fuck yeah, dragons!" Alas, I was sorely disappointed. Instead of dragons I got a boring and morally questionable hero who likes to kick little girls in the face, a super-powerful wizard who does exactly one trick during the course of the book, a villain who has the most annoying "tick" ever, a convent of SM-nuns, a plot that's pretty much a rip-off of The Eye of the World, and some rape to drive said generic plot forward whenever it gets stuck, which is often.

And I haven't even gotten to the uninspired and choppy prose, or the way Goodkind force-feeds the readers his ideals and philosophies.

I picked up Wizard's First Rule after I saw the TV series, Legend of the Seeker, to find out what the real story was, as I had enjoyed the show but had heard that it was nothing like the book.

I have to say, WFR was very well written. The story is engrossing and the characters are intriguing, though a goody-goody to some extent. The aspects of magic are well thought out and the book follows an excellent pattern where many threads unwind, only to wind back together perfectly in the end for a fantastic conclusion that leaves the reader satisfied.

It is deep without being confusing, and fun without being overly silly. Though it is not perfect, it is surely worth at least a one-time read. I find it probably most ideal to young adults.

Wizard's First Rule is an entertaining fantasy book for adults. I think it's good to mention that this book can't be recommended to young readers, because it contains some adult themes.

The story of this book is weird enough to be fascinating and the characters are interesting. There are a couple of annoying things, but otherwise this book is quite good. This book isn't perfect, but it's good entertainment for adults.

If you want to read a good and entertaining fantasy book, you should consider reading Wizard's First Rule.