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    Audiobook15 hours

    The Omen Machine

    Written by Terry Goodkind

    Narrated by Sam Tsoutsouvas

    3.5/5

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    A new Kahlan and Richard fantasy novel from bestselling author, Terry Goodkind.

    An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominous.

    As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard and Kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone’s ability to stop. As catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen . . . In exchange for an impossible demand.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 22, 2013
    ISBN9780007542338
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    The Omen Machine
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    Terry Goodkind

    Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series has sold over 26 million copies in 20 languages. Before becoming a full-time writer Terry worked as a wildlife artist, a cabinetmaker and a violin maker. terrygoodkind.com @terrygoodkind facebook.com/terrygoodkind

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    • 3/5
      I have highly enjoyed the whole Sword of Truth series and because of that, had to read The Omen Machine too. I read it in a little over a week, which is surprising because the other books took me forever to read, and they were better. This book was very repetative. I don't know how many times the same thing was said in different ways throughout the book, the main one being that prophecy is not for the ungifted. I forced myself through it though and I am glad I did. It wasn't Goodkind's best book but I still enjoyed it. I love Richard and Kahlan and because of that I will read every novel about them.
    • 3/5
      I found this series as it goes on to not be as good as it started but still worth a listen
    • 4/5
      Beetje chaotisch boek. Had het idee dat het voor de schrijver meer een verplichting was om dit boek te schrijven dan iets anders. Pas de laatste bladzijden werd het weer een beetje de bekende stijl van Goodkind.

      Hoop dat een eventueel volgende deel weer meer echte actie brengt en ook uitsluitsel geeft over de 'Regula'.
    • 4/5
      Fantastic, even though scary of indescribable creatures, but we'll planned
    • 4/5
      This is a good book on its own merits, although it does not rise to epic awesomeness of the previous 11 Sword of Truth volume. It's great to see Richard and Kahlan again, as well as most of the other characters we know and love (the most notable omission is Verna, who is one of my favorites). The scope of the book is smaller and the plot is more linear than usual for the series. The main theme is prophesy vs. free will, but it also addresses how society changes and sometimes turns on its leaders when transitioning from war to peacetime. There's new magic introduced, as well as new major characters. This book is NOT self contained- even though you know who lives and who dies, it ends on a pretty major cliffhanger. I am hoping for a new volume sooner rather than later, in part to know what happens and in part because having visited that world again, I want to come back.
    • 3/5
      Unfortunately, Terry Goodkind started to loose me with this one.I loved the last 3 books of the Sword of Truth. They were philosophical, really dug deep into Richard, both his character and AS a character. He's a free will kind of person and by god it showed.The Omen Machine does not detract from this - however, it starts veering from a philosophical slant (taking place after the war detailed in the last books of the SoT) into a more theological. Prophecy practically becomes religion.However, he once again engages the reader using a variety of unusual and intriguing plot twists and manipulates the story and its characters masterfully, as always. I'm intrigued as to what the "Omen Machine" will turn out to be - but I was not so engaged as to have to immediately run out and purchase the next book. I could easily see him trying to turn this into another epic saga, and after completing SoT, reading all of the books written in the Terre d'Ange world by Jaqueline Carey, and STILL not managing to complete the WoT books yet, I don't think I have it in me to become emotionally involved in yet another massive epic - especially if it's going the direction this book indicates.Hardcore fans of Terry Goodkind will, of course, love it - and what's not to love? You have your old, cranky/cheeky wizard, the dark, brooding and (sometimes overly) powerful sorceress of questionable morality, the noble, charismatic and steadfast protagonist and his ever-lasting love of pure beauty and goodness, countered by antagonists that make you grit your teeth and, despite their being purely fictional, have it in them to inspire hatred in even the most grounded of readers.However, digging past the surface of what makes Terry Goodkind such an engaging writer, there is definitely something lacking in The Omen Machine that was present in the preceding books - I just can't put my finger on what it is. It will, sadly, prevent me from continuing on.
    • 3/5
      A bit insubstantial plotwise, as it became obvious what was happening quite early on. It was OK. It was nice that the book opened with Cara and Benjamin's wedding. Shame the peace didn't last very long and Goodkind's writing style hadn't changed - too much repetitive explanation of background information. With nothing much happening for a while, and most of the action in the last bit of the book, it actually felt like only half a book - only half the mysteries that had taken so long to set up had been conclude. I guess the next books will deal with the rest.
    • 3/5
      If you've read the previous 11 books and enjoyed them then you will want to read this one as well. It has been a while since I read any of the previous books and this one seemed pretty short. It does set up a villain or two and questions that will be dealt with in future books but does not leave you with a cliff hanger at the end. Vol 4 (Faith of the Fallen) remains firmly at the top as the best in the series for me.
    • 3/5
      The plot had potential, but ended up being a bit repetitive and lackluster. I was interested to see where Goodkind would take the series after the last book being the supposed end of the series. This book starts the day after Cara and Benjamin's wedding. People start declaring prophecies for awful events that quickly become true. And we all know how much Richard hates prophecy. And of course there is a whole new big bad introduced.Not the most exciting book. Much of the story takes place at the People's Palace. I wish there had been a map, because I had a hard time gauging distances. Goodkind introduces a new land to the north, and I had a hard time picturing how long it should take people to travel to and through that land. It made the ending feel abrupt.Maybe I am just all Sword of Truthed out. It didn't hold the same appeal I felt when I started the series over a decade ago. I will see how I feel about reading the next one when it comes out. Because the way he ended the book, it is obvious he plans on continuing the series.
    • 4/5
      I was thrilled to see that Goodkind was continuing his Sword of Truth series so I was excited to pick this book up. It started out good with a new dark plot line and the same broad spectrum of characters. Towards the middle I thought it dragged just slightly but otherwise the whole book was very fast paced. And shorter than Goodkind’s other books. The story and writing however didn’t meet the par of Goodkind’s first few books in the series. I can’t specifically say why but I felt this book had potential it didn’t utilize. Maybe it was the lack of character development. The book was too fast paced here for that. I’m not positive. I did like the story and am looking forward to the next book.
    • 5/5
      Gripping plot with unique consequences. Could have found way to plot his journey to the witch hole.
    • 2/5
      Because I loved The Sword of Truth Series, the characters, and the world, I wanted to see how Terry Goodkind handled the world AFTER the death of tyranny. I was sorely disappointed.While I could understand the possibility that someone new, who never read the previous 11 books, would pick this book up and read it with fresh eyes, I cannot understand the continued repetitiveness of describing who these characters are/were throughout the entire length of the book.Goodkind's repetitive nature doesn't stop with just telling the reader who the characters are. He has a nasty habit of repeating a lot of the information in the story, sometimes paragraph after paragraph, sometimes weaving it in throughout the chapter, or chapters. After a few times the reader starts scratching their head and wondering if the author thinks the reader is dumb or forgets easily. The 525 page book could easily have been edited down to 300 pages just by removing the repeat offenders. Or, edited down to 300, then brought back up to 525 pages by finishing the story! (but I will go into that in a moment)The feel of the writing was definitely not Goodkind feel. In my eyes and heart, I believe that either Goodkind forced this book to appease his fans, or he had a ghost writer. The characters I came to love were flat, nothing more than a sounding board. There was no growth. The characters had already fulfilled their growth in The Sword of Truth series. It ended. That should have been the last we heard of everyone. But for some reason, everyone wanted another Richard and Kahlan story. I certainly did not need this. Kahlan lacked her usual strong feminine appeal. Just because she was sick she didn't need to be so clingy. She never was in the previous books. Now that Jangang is gone, what? she suddenly turns all princess-y and becomes insecure and needy? I was not happy with her, or any of the other major minor characters that were so well-loved. In this book, they only provided a means for Richard to figure the puzzle out. They asked childish questions, obvious questions. Basically, it was like Richard was talking inside his head, but Goodkind slapped a face/name to the one asking the questions. They really weren't needed. Very disappointing.The reader is left wondering who really is the antagonist in this book. Based on the synopsis, we would assume Hannis Arc is. But after reading it in total, we are left wondering. Really, is it the machine? Is it the Hedge Maid? Bishop Arc? Abbot Ludwig? Come on, make up our minds already! It took 500 pages to build up to the climax of the story. Richard talking to the machine. Prophecy running rampant throughout the lands. The discovery of a mysterious prophecy machine. The treason going on in the palace instigated by Abbot Ludwig for the sake of Bishop Arc. But really, Ludwig wants all the power. A slight detour showing us that Bishop Arc is guiding the Hedge Maid.At 500 pages we are lead to believe that Bishop Arc is the true antagonist. We "guess" that he's controlling the Hedge Maid and The Omen Machine. He is controlling "prophecy" and that Richard will have to fight him in the end to stop all the nonsense. Yet, we are left with the "knight in shining armor come to save the beautiful princess from the horrible Hedge Maid", but the REAL evil is never addressed at the end. All the questions that surround the omen machine, Bishop Arc, and Abbot Ludwig are left unanswered. It was a poorly executed ending. More like, "OMG there's so much more story, but I have to hurry up and finish because I'm at 500 pages, and really it's only about Richard and Kahlan so I can end it there, right?!"No, I'm sorry, I did not like this book. It was not in the nature of Goodkind. I feel cheated. I don't think this book is worthy of the rest of his books. The story is good, whenever/if ever he finishes it. But to leave it as is...I will not be recommending this to anyone. Richard and Kahlan, and all the rest of the characters from the Sword Of Truth world, should have ended with the final book in the series, Confessor.I do hope his next book THE FIRST CONFESSOR will be much better. At least that will have new characters and a new plot to follow, grow, and hopefully fall in love with.
    • 4/5
      The Omen Machine picks up where Confessor left off, following the characters from The Sword of Truth series in the beginning of a new adventure. They are confronted by several new puzzles and threats---and they're big ones. It is true, as many of the book's critics have complained, that the build-up is a little slow at first, and the ending doesn't fully resolve all the major conflicts. But the pace picks up as it goes along, and the ending is clearly setting up for a sequel (or possibly sequels).This wasn't my favorite Goodkind book, but I enjoyed it and found it intriguing---it has left me eagerly anticipating the follow-up. Bottom line: if you didn't like Goodkind's last several novels, you're probably not going to like this one. If you have enjoyed his books up to this point, you'll probably enjoy this, too.
    • 2/5
      If I had not read earlier Terry Goodkind, I think I might have enjoyed this book more.

      It's not great, but it's not bad. You've got your heroes, who are a bit flawed...you've got your supporting cast, who are - supportive... and you've got your evil ones who are so evil, it's almost a bit laughable.

      But I was expecting some great dialogue (it got tedious at times), and I was expecting some 'aha' moments -- which seemed to instead be replaced with some 'really? well, ok.. ' moments.

      overall though, I did enjoy the story enough that I can't say I'm sorry I spent the time reading it.. although I do wish Goodkind had spent a bit more time writing/editing it.
    • 4/5
      I was happy to return to the world of Richard and Kahlan in this continuation of the Sword of Truth series. Terry Goodkind has truly created compelling and vibrant characters to populate this fantasy series. In this engaging book, Richard, Kahlan, and their friends are confronted with chilling predictions and the discovery of an omen machine in the People's Palace of D'Hara. Despite having won a long war and restored peace to the New World, Richard and Kahlan struggle to prevent rebellion and the breakdown of their rule. Terry Goodkind does not disappoint and I hope he continues to feature Richard and Kahlan and their cohorts in more novels.