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Epic Fantasy

Blood of the Fold

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  • 1996 first published
  • 576 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (25 ratings)
  • 33 editions
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Published in 1996, Blood of the Fold is an epic fantasy novel by Terry Goodkind. It deals with wizards, Richard Rahl, magiciens and magic.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, and 71 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 33 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 576 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Blood of the Fold

The third book in the sword of truth series The Blood of the Fold continue to hunt down those with the gift, unwittingly being used by the Emperor Jagang, aka the Dream Walker, who tells some that he is the Creator and others that he is the Keeper. Either way, the images he shows them in their dreams, along with the commands he gives them, are enough to make them comply with whatever he says to do, including crimes that they normally would never commit. The only way to escape his control is to recite the oath that binds people to the protective magic of the Lord Rahl. After a pitched battle with the D'Haran army, the surviving members of the Blood of the Fold plead the oath, releasing them from the waking nightmare control of Jagang.
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  • Wizards
  • Richard Rahl
  • Rahl, Richard
  • Epic fantasy
  • Amnell, kahlan
  • D'haran empire, Imaginary place
  • Fantasy
  • Magiciens
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Magic
  • Imaginary places
  • Imaginary wars and battles

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Who wrote Blood of the Fold?

Blood of the Fold was written by Terry Goodkind and first published in 1996.

What genre is Blood of the Fold?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Blood of the Fold?

The median edition has 576 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Blood of the Fold?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Way of Kings, The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2) and Kingdom of Ash.

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