We are far from the momentum of the beginning! The first volume was friendly despite its hints of Star Wars (the gifted hero high in relation to the world that will be under the wing of an old fool who reveals to be a powerful figure, and who learns that the big bad His father! No it remind you of anything ??). Volumes 2-4 were really rich and catchy.
Alas! Terry Goodkind fell into rehearsals and reminders (there really are people who start with Volume 5 ??). Worse, his hero, a forester, has become a talkative character, that fills us with truths of the author (communism, that's not good!). Visibly paid line, he lengthened the sauce to excess and could create very shortened versions that would pose no problem understanding.
It's true, I blackened the table. In each novel, there is a magic moment where the action takes us, and the characters are endearing. I will go to Volume 12! But what a shame to type all these lengths for a few flashes.