Temple of the Winds
- 948
- Pages
- about 17 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Temple of the Winds” is the long, very dark fourth volume of “The Sword of Truth”, best left to readers already committed to the series. Some find its first half slow to engage and its central couple, Richard and Kahlan, harder to like than before; others object to its lurid streak, a preaching tone or recycled ideas. Affection for the earlier books is what carries some of them through its nine hundred-odd pages.
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
Temple of the Winds is the fourth 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 WindsThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Soul of the Fire
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 7.7 across 259 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 64% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 259 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Temple of the Winds?
It has 948 pages — longer than 93% 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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