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A review by vlynnk89
The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind
3.0
***UPDATE***
In talking to a friend I realized that this addition to the series is forgettable. I hate when a book is forgettable. I couldn't even remember the plot to tell him what the book was about. Going back and reading my review, I'm shocked that I could forget a book I "loved" until I realized that I really didn't love it. I can still summarize every other book in the series, but I couldn't even recall the overall plot of this book. That makes me very sad and nervous for the next book.
**Original Review***
I absolutely adored Richard and Kahlan in the first 11 books of this series and this book was no different. They have gained peace after fighting war for years. However, everyone is suddenly obsessed with prophecy. Richard has always hated prophecy, partially because of what it makes people do.
Representatives from all the lands that are part of the D'Haran Empire are at the People's Palace to celebrate Cara's wedding. While they are there, they demand that Kahlan and Richard tell them ancient prophecies to help these leaders make decisions. Richard & Kahlan, having dealt with prophecy for years understand the dangers of those without the gift hearing prophecy and trying to figure it out. However, nothing they say can dissuade the representatives from wanting to hear prophecy and two women killing their children because of "prophecy" does nothing but affirm the representatives beliefs that they should be able to hear the prophecies.
This was a fantastic addition to the series with enough loose ends that there may be another book in the works.
In talking to a friend I realized that this addition to the series is forgettable. I hate when a book is forgettable. I couldn't even remember the plot to tell him what the book was about. Going back and reading my review, I'm shocked that I could forget a book I "loved" until I realized that I really didn't love it. I can still summarize every other book in the series, but I couldn't even recall the overall plot of this book. That makes me very sad and nervous for the next book.
**Original Review***
I absolutely adored Richard and Kahlan in the first 11 books of this series and this book was no different. They have gained peace after fighting war for years. However, everyone is suddenly obsessed with prophecy. Richard has always hated prophecy, partially because of what it makes people do.
Representatives from all the lands that are part of the D'Haran Empire are at the People's Palace to celebrate Cara's wedding. While they are there, they demand that Kahlan and Richard tell them ancient prophecies to help these leaders make decisions. Richard & Kahlan, having dealt with prophecy for years understand the dangers of those without the gift hearing prophecy and trying to figure it out. However, nothing they say can dissuade the representatives from wanting to hear prophecy and two women killing their children because of "prophecy" does nothing but affirm the representatives beliefs that they should be able to hear the prophecies.
This was a fantastic addition to the series with enough loose ends that there may be another book in the works.