Soul of the Fire
- 624
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Soul of the Fire” is a long fifth volume best suited to readers already attached to the heroes of “The Sword of Truth”. Goodkind brings in a new people, whose stories some readers find engaging even if the book then seems detached from the series. Others tire of the two leads again driven apart by magic and of a hero who alone sees the answer, or find the prose repetitive or preachy.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Soul of the Fire is the fifth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Reading order · The Sword of Truth
Full order & progress →- Wizard's First RuleStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - Stone of Tears
7.97.9 / 10 - Blood of the Fold
7.87.8 / 10 - Temple of the Winds
7.87.8 / 10 - Soul of the FireThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - Faith of the Fallen
7.97.9 / 10 - The Pillars of Creation
7.27.2 / 10 - Naked Empire
7.57.5 / 10 - Chainfire
7.67.6 / 10 - Phantom
7.77.7 / 10 - Confessor
7.97.9 / 10 - The Omen Machine
7.57.5 / 10 - The Third Kingdom
–Not ranked yet - Severed Souls
–Not ranked yet - Warheart
–Not ranked yet - Debt of Bones
7.77.7 / 10 - The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda SearusThe First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.1 across 243 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 24 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 219 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Soul of the Fire?
It has 624 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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