Thread: Terry Goodkind goes self-pub
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Old 07-10-2012, 10:36 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I think Law of Nines tanked because it was hyped as being something in a "completely new direction" from Goodkind; when in fact ... it was simply a Sword of Truth "mashup" with a contemporary setting starring Richard's and Kahlan's characters with different names. New non-SFF readers just didn't seem to be interested at all, and the rampant self-plagiarism falsely billed as "and now for something completely different" split his existing fan base right down the middle: half loved it because it was Wizards First Rule all modern "thriller-ized," and the other half felt betrayed by what seemed like a shady plot/character/philosphy recycling project.
Really?
I haven't gotten that deep into his series but I read the first three.
Maybe I'll give LAW OF NINES a try; parallel lives in parallel universes isn't that bad an idea by itself.
(Mind you, true parallel universes aren't done as often as people think; most "parallel universe" stories are really alternate timelines.)
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