Sword of Truth - Terry Goodkind - Faith of the Fallen - My exposure to Atlas Shrugged
Has anyone read Terry Goodkind and his Sword of Truth series? Most specifically Faith of the Fallen, which is book #6?
I went to a special Book Signing kind of thing a few years ago and Terry Goodkind talked about how he is dyslexic so he doesn't like to read a whole lot, but he has read Atlas Shrugged and he tries to convey objectivism in his stories. In his heroes. I had already read Atlas Shrugged by this time, but it struck a chord with why I enjoyed his books, especially Faith of the Fallen.
Faith of the Fallen is sort of his own version of Atlas Shrugged. In this book the hero Richard is taken captive where he is in the "New World" and taken back to the "Old World". The group in power over all of the Old World, that is trying to take over the New World, have implemented a socialist form of government. The reason he is taken there is because the person who takes him believes in their philosophy (or things she does) but she sees good in him and thinks she can get him to change his ways when he sees the good of their intentions.
Without going into too much detail he naturally doesn't change, but he practices capitilism and reason and makes his situation better as well as those around him.
I definitely read this before I read Atlas Shrugged, and I didn't quite understand for a long time why it resonated so well with me.
I purchased a print of the cover (http://sot.wikia.com/wiki/File:Faith_of_...) that is signed by the author and signed and numbered by the artist, because I wanted a reminder.
Some may remember a horrible TV series a few years ago. As usual, they ruined the books, so forget it.
Now as to the second part of my post, I don't know what made me want to read Atlas Shrugged when I read it. I had never heard of Ayn Rand or the books before, but when I saw them either at a book store or even on bookshelves places I went I always wanted to read it.
I'm trying to think how long it has been since I read it the first time. Maybe close to ten years? I try to re-read it at least once a year, and enjoy it more and more every time.
I went to a special Book Signing kind of thing a few years ago and Terry Goodkind talked about how he is dyslexic so he doesn't like to read a whole lot, but he has read Atlas Shrugged and he tries to convey objectivism in his stories. In his heroes. I had already read Atlas Shrugged by this time, but it struck a chord with why I enjoyed his books, especially Faith of the Fallen.
Faith of the Fallen is sort of his own version of Atlas Shrugged. In this book the hero Richard is taken captive where he is in the "New World" and taken back to the "Old World". The group in power over all of the Old World, that is trying to take over the New World, have implemented a socialist form of government. The reason he is taken there is because the person who takes him believes in their philosophy (or things she does) but she sees good in him and thinks she can get him to change his ways when he sees the good of their intentions.
Without going into too much detail he naturally doesn't change, but he practices capitilism and reason and makes his situation better as well as those around him.
I definitely read this before I read Atlas Shrugged, and I didn't quite understand for a long time why it resonated so well with me.
I purchased a print of the cover (http://sot.wikia.com/wiki/File:Faith_of_...) that is signed by the author and signed and numbered by the artist, because I wanted a reminder.
Some may remember a horrible TV series a few years ago. As usual, they ruined the books, so forget it.
Now as to the second part of my post, I don't know what made me want to read Atlas Shrugged when I read it. I had never heard of Ayn Rand or the books before, but when I saw them either at a book store or even on bookshelves places I went I always wanted to read it.
I'm trying to think how long it has been since I read it the first time. Maybe close to ten years? I try to re-read it at least once a year, and enjoy it more and more every time.
SOURCE URL: http://www.terrygoodkind.com
Apologies for some duplicate info.