I found this tome 7 really very bad in comparison with the previous 6. While Volume 6 terminates in a big way and is expected later impatiently. We meet has a story completely façe next global events, and which seems to be a kind of stopgap more than anything. Everything is extremely predictable, and the "new" characters are a naiseries and a totally improbable naiveté. Go to the end of this volume to truly was a nightmare for me, with extremely long and ininterressante scenes. Crossing the swamp by Jensen returned to my top 5 worst scenes of books never seen before, like 3/4 dialogue of this volume.
I bought the volume 8 in English, I hope it was just a bad spot for the author, otherwise it will be the end of the sword of truth for me.
Other authors like Greg Keyes with his saga of the kingdom of thorn and bone have recently gained my interest, competition is fierce;)