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Stone of Tears
- Sword of Truth, Book 2
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Series: Sword of Truth, Book 2
- Length: 38 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
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In a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World - forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power.
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well done
- By Rcjmccarthy on 2020-05-20
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- Written by: Terry Goodkind
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
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The dangerous, fanatical Imperial Order, under the leadership of the power-mad Emperor Jagang and his multitude of demonic underlings, unleashes a deadly plague. To find a cure, Richard Cypher and his beloved Kahlan Amnell must seek out the legendary Temple of the Winds, a fortress of evil sealed away for three thousand years. But the path of the Seeker of Truth is never an easy one - even if he can reach the Temple at all, there is no guarantee he'll ever return.
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In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help...and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims.
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Love it
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Well Done
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A Sister of the Dark captures Richard and takes him deep into the Old World, to the very heart of the Order, while his beloved Kahlan remains behind. Free because of Richard's sacrifice for her, but unwilling to abandon the cause of the Midlands, Kahlan violates not only prophecy but her last pledge to Richard and raises an army against the advancing horde of the Imperial Order.
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Another great entry
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The Pillars of Creation
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Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, Jennsen seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin. Richard Rahl and his wife, Kahlan, have been reunited after their long separation, but with winter descending and the paralyzing dread of an army of annihilation occupying their homeland, they must venture deep into a strange and desolate land.
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The absolute worst in the series!!
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well done
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Love it
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Another great entry
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The absolute worst in the series!!
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great!! A-1
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There is a masterpiece hidden here
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On the day that she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day when the world began to end.
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Great overall
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Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world, while Richard faces the guilt of knowing that he must let it happen. Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves…and has lost. Join Richard and Kahlan in the concluding novel of one of the most remarkable and memorable journeys ever written. It started with one rule, and will end with the rule of all rules, the rule unwritten, the rule unspoken since the dawn of history.
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Amazing piece
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The Omen Machine
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An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous. As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard and Kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone’s ability to stop. As catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen....
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"Three knives were buried up to their brass cross guards in the man's chest. Richard recognized the knife handles. All three were the style carried by the men of the First File. He looked from those blades that should have killed the big man, up to his face. That was when he realized the true horror of the situation, and the reason for the unbearable stench of death." Sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Omen Machine.
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what used to be 1 book is now many
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Enter the unique world of Terry Goodkind. A world of high adventure, brilliant storytelling, and people you will never forget. A sweeping new novel of Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, and their world.
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Was alright
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The First Confessor
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Married to the powerful leader of her people, safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war. But when her husband, a man who loved life and loved her, unexpectedly commits suicide, she suddenly finds herself alone. Because she is ungifted herself, without her husband she no longer has standing among her people, and she finds herself isolated in a society that seems to be crumbling around her.
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Entertaining
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Warheart
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Soulmates, pawns of prophecy and inheritors of an ancient conflict, Richard and Kahlan's destinies have been bound together since their first encounter in Wizard's First Rule. But now Richard lies on a funeral bier - suspended between the worlds of life and death and Kahlan faces her greatest challenge. She must fight for Richard's very existence, and Richard, trapped in the underworld, must fight to keep the world of life from ending.
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Not as bad as people make it out to be.
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Written by: Terry Goodkind
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Debt of Bones
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- Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas
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A milestone of storytelling set in the world of The Sword of Truth, Debt of Bones is the story of young Abby's struggle to win the aid of the wizard Zedd Zorander, the most important man alive. Abby is trapped, not only between both sides of the war, but in a mortal conflict between two powerful men. For Zedd, who commands power most men can only imagine, granting Abby's request would mean forsaking his sacred duty. With the storm of the final battle about to save the life of a child....
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Good! But not mandatory
- By Nicolas Lambert on 2019-09-13
Written by: Terry Goodkind
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Death's Mistress
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- Written by: Terry Goodkind
- Narrated by: Christina Traister
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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Onetime lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, known as "Death's Mistress" and the "Slave Queen", the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the Imperial Order stood for the greater good. But it was Richard who converted Nicci instead, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends - and one of their most lethal defenders. Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stabilized, Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures. Her first job being to keep the unworldly prophet Nathan out of trouble...
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Very badly read
- By Anonymous User on 2017-12-19
Written by: Terry Goodkind
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Shroud of Eternity: Sister of Darkness
- The Nicci Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: Terry Goodkind
- Narrated by: Christina Traister
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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Shroud of Eternity picks up where Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller Death's Mistress left off, promising a thrilling brew of bloodshed, sex, deception, and sorcery. The formidable sorceress Nicci and her companions - the newly powerless Nathan and the youthful Bannon - set out on another quest after driving ruthless Norukai slavers out of Renda Bay. Their mission: restore Nathan's magic and, for Nicci, save the world.
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Hard to finish
- By Torreaper on 2019-03-01
Written by: Terry Goodkind
Publisher's Summary
An epic of awesome power from Terry Goodkind, the second installment of the bestselling series A Sword of Truth
Kahlan has at last gained the one goal she had always thought was beyond her grasp...love. Against all odds, the ancient bonds of secret oaths, and the dark talents of men long dead, Richard has won her heart.
Amid sudden and disastrous events, Richard's life is called due to satisfy those treacherous oaths. To save his life, Kahlan must forsake Richard's love and cast him into the chains of slavery, knowing there could be no sin worse than such a betrayal.
Richard is determined to unlock the secrets bound in the magic of ancient oaths and to again be free. Kahlan, alone with the terrible truth of what she has done, must set about altering the course of a world thrown into war. But even that may be easier than ever winning back the heart of the only man she will ever love.
War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie in their paths, and nothing will save them from a destiny of violent death, unless their courage and faith are joined with luck and they find the elusive...Stone of Tears.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-03-05
Shit
Voice sounds like a computerized monotone the story is good but the narration is shit
12 people found this helpful
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- Jennifer M.
- 2019-11-19
Very disappointed
The first book in this series on audible is so good. I loved the narration. I rushed to get the next one but didn't noticed the narrator had changed. This one sounds like a robot. I am so sad....Better off reading the book.
7 people found this helpful
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- Reilly Lamoureux
- 2019-03-06
Great book, horrible narration
Awful narration, to the point that I almost quit listening to it. I love these books, they are one of my favourite series and I've read them multiple times but I don't know if I can bring myself to listen to another one if Jim Bond is narrating. He reminds me of nothing so much as the old Speak and Spells that I had as a kid.
6 people found this helpful
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- Matthew Davies
- 2019-12-25
Sometimes narrator sounds robotic.
I'm only 6 or so hours into the book. the narrator sounds robotic in his speech. I've listened to a few mediocre narrators that had odd speech inflections and tones. this is the most frustrating of them. sometimes hes on point and in the next robotic and dull which makes it pull you from the story. Wizards First Rule had a better narrator, what happened?
4 people found this helpful
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- jonnymac007
- 2019-11-06
Great Book, Terrible Performance
Sadly, Jim Bond is nowhere as good reading as Sam Tsoutsouvas. It is shocking to go from the dynamic reading of Wizard’s First Rule to the deadpan delivery in Stone of Tears.
4 people found this helpful
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- brett
- 2019-11-05
The performance is terrible
I loved the first book but am painfully trying to get through this book. The voice actor had no idea how people have conversations. He sounds like a scooby doo ghost throughout the book.
It’s the first time in 60+ books I’m forced to listen at 2X speed to get it over with.
4 people found this helpful
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- Mark White
- 2020-07-22
Great book
Book is great but narrator is a bit monotone during it. Still worth a listen though
3 people found this helpful
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- Shannon H
- 2019-11-04
Great story, terrible narration
Terry Goodkind, as usual, doesn't disappoint. I'm truly invested in the stories of Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, etc. Having read this series previously makes no difference. The narrator, however, leaves much to be desired. His voice is often monotone, his inflection misses the mark and when he does try to affect a character's voice, his attempt comes off as amateur. I would have preferred the series stuck with the narrator for the Wizard's First Rule.
3 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-05-14
terrible narration
have listened to over 100 audiobooks. this is the worst narration I have heard. very unfortunate that each book in the series has a different narrator.
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- J. Messere
- 2021-08-17
Monotone and Mundain
Narrator ruined this story by making all the characters sound exactly the same. Painful to listen to.
1 person found this helpful
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- Bo Laughlin
- 2010-05-12
Great Book - Almost ruined by the narrator
I have never written a review before, but I have been listening to books since before Audible was hatched.
I have noticed readers voices before, but never really been put off by one. This book had me wondering if it was read by a machine, initially. After getting hooked on Wizard's First Rule, I dove into this book only to be highly frustrated by the reader's voice and inflections.
I will likely abandon the Audible copy to read it - I hope you have a different experience. I will actively avoid anything read by this narrator.
255 people found this helpful
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- Christina
- 2009-05-05
The Journy Ends Here
Because there is no way, I can put up with this narrator for a moment longer, and that is a first for me. I tried, I really did, becuase I was interested in the future adventures of Richard Cypher and crew, but the way this man talks reminds me of a computer generated voice, and I just can not get over it, and boy did I try. The sad thing is I am not a picky person. Hence why I got this even after all the warnings, in all the other reviews. I figured I could handle it... I just never figured on how bad it truly was.
211 people found this helpful
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- Uncle Cresty
- 2010-03-16
Egh ....
I love the series. The book is awesome, but I don't know why they couldn't bring back Sam Tsoutsouvas to do the narration. I got used to his inflections, and he seemed to be really into the story. This guy seems like he is just reading words off of the paper; sometimes it appears it's the first time he has seen the words. Where was the director?
The worst part? Zed. Sam Tsoutsouvas gave a great voice to Zed. Jim Bond turned him Irish for some reason. When I thought of Zed, I didn't picture him as Darby O'Gill.
Anyways, the story is still great, and if you can ignore the narration and just listen to the story for what it is, it's still a decent purchase.
113 people found this helpful
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- RooKitty
- 2009-09-08
Jim Bond!
I loved book one, but I will never again purchase or listen to an audiobook narated by Jim Bond.
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- chicagoalum
- 2009-05-01
Good Narration Makes All the Difference
I was so eager to continue with the series that I immediately downloaded the second book. Unfortunately the narrator is not as good as the one who read the first book in the series. I'm only one hour in and I'm hoping it will improve but so far the narrator can not maintain a consistent accent for the character's voices and it has become a distraction. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better.
85 people found this helpful
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- Jesi
- 2009-01-30
Good read, bad listen
The story is very well written but horribly read.
When I first started listening I thought something was wrong with my speakers. I am unable to listen more than 20 minutes before I MUST go to the hard copy.
The narrator drones on and on. I have difficulty telling male voices from female voices. Richard's voice makes me think of John Wayne and the Mudpeople are depicted as native sometimes robotic, like they are speaking broken english, though they are in fact speaking in there own language and then being translated by Kahlan. I am disappointed to learn this narrator is used again in this series. His lack of emotion and pathetic attempt of the characters makes it a very hard story to follow.
The story is very similar to WoT. But this narrator is no Michael Kramer. Jim Bond should keep to narrating westerns and mystery novels, keeping "The Duke" out of the middle ages.
If the many other narrators are as horrible as Mr. Bond, it's a good thing I have the series in hardcover.....bring back Sam Tsoutsouvas PLEASE
If I were reviewing the book itself I would have rated this story much higher. But as you can tell from my review, I am unable to enjoy this epic fantasy narrated by a man better suited for the westerns, mysteries and boring self help instruction books, he is better known for narrating.
104 people found this helpful
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- Jennise
- 2009-03-03
I really should have checked the reviews first...
I never occurred to me that they would have changed readers. I quite enjoyed the first reader. He brought an added dimension to the novel. I was expecting to hear him when I hit play and found myself extremely disappointed. I keep hoping that Jim Bond will improve. But after over 2 hours his voices remain a mixture of indistinguishable or unnatural. His reading of the narration is stilted at best. I find myself wondering if anyone at the publishing company *listened* to him before they hired him.
I really wish I'd checked the reviews before buying this book. I will force myself to finish listening because the story is actually interesting.
I wish all of the publishers of audio books took the care in hiring their readers that Recorded Books does. (Their stable of readers is consistently the best I've encountered.)
81 people found this helpful
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- Ronald H. Mers
- 2009-03-19
Sword of Truth "Hurts My Ears" - Book 2
I can't take it... I quit listening. This Narrator's reading would make a great SNL skit! Is this guy immitating a text to speach program? I have never stopped listening to an audio book because of the narrater... Until now. OMG is this guy terrible. Run away, spare yourself the torment and money, buy the book if you must, but this narrator is all time worst. How much does this gig pay... If he is any indication of necessary talent... I may have second career. He pro-nounces-every word as if he were reading to a 4 year old... or alien just arrived from another planet.
71 people found this helpful
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- Peter
- 2010-01-01
Good Book - Terrible Narration
It felt as if it was narrated by a Speak-n-Spell.
I would have given this book a 4 stars if it was someone like Sam Tsoutsouvas, Gerard Doyle or even John Lee who had narrated it.
But Jim Bond made it almost insufferable. Sorry, won't be buying any more narrated by mister Bond, Jim Bond.
76 people found this helpful
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- Johnathan
- 2009-01-19
See Spot Run is the feeling that I get.
I listened to about 20 minutes.. Putting it down right away! WoT is what I listened to last summer, and then the Gunslinger the summer before that. Not to mention Lian hearn etc.. All had great readers, this one here I just can't jump on. And I noticed that there are many different readers for this series. No fun at all to re-learn the characters through every book. Also very similar to WoT. Richard is entertaining but Mat and Perrin and Rand are much more interesting. I'm moving on to something else. I find it very important to have readers that sound very similar. the gunslinger, for example, had 2 different readers and you could barely tell the difference. Sorry guys.
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