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Temple of the Winds - Sword of Truth 4 by Terry Goodkind

In Temple of the Winds, the main character, Richard Rahl, is forced to save the world from dying of the plague, but may lose his wife and be forced to marry someone else in the process.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Explore:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
If magical mental powers: - mind reading - can see into the future - can cast many different spells - can read emotions - healing

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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