Severed Souls

Severed Souls by Terry Goodkind
558 Pages


The second book of the trilogy which is a continuation of the Sword of Truth series.  Summing up,  the latest in a long line of books.  Richard and Kahlan are still infected with death and unless they get cured quickly, it will be curtains for them.  Meanwhile the bad guys are winning and their overwhelming numbers make the future look bleak. 

I originally enjoyed Goodkind's Sword of Truth series but lately not so much.   This book has a lot of repetition, preaching, and bleakness.  It is sort of like being a former reader of Laurell K Hamilton.  You kept reading, hoping it would improve again but it didn't and finally you gave up on the author.  That is the case for me and Goodkind.  I officially wipe my hands of the series and the author. 

Mirror Sight

Mirror Sight By Kristen Britain
775 Pages

The latest installment of Britain's green rider series continues where that last book left off, Karrigan G'ladheon is thrown into the future when she destroys the mirror mask in order to keep Mornhavon from gaining control of the powerful artifact.  She quickly finds out that in the future that everything she held dear is gone, destroyed by the Second Empire.  Now she must find a way to get back to her time and warn King Zachary of this future in hopes they can prevent it from happening.


The plot of this series revolves around the character Karrigan and she continues to be the focus in this book.  This book would be popular with readers of fantasy and fans of Robert Jordan. The only drawback is that fans may begin to tire of the lack of any resolving of major plot lines, a flaw from which many fantasy series suffer.

The Stand

The Stand by Stephen King
1153 Pages


When the world succumbs to a super flu, the survivors must choose sides in a battle between good and evil .

This has long been a favorite book of mine and every 5-7 years I reread it.  If you are a fan of dystopian fiction, this book won't disappoint and King gives George RR Martin a run for his money when it comes to body counts.