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Goodkings morality stands out a lot more to me than any other fantasy I have read. I'm not sure if it's because most fantasy writers have leanings more in tune with mine, or if most of them are just more subtle. I'd like to think the latter, but may be less subjective than I'd like to think. I really do think that Goodkind goes overboard in making the bad people "bad", which undermines the message he is shooting for.
Even though I don't agree with the messages in his later books, I'm come to enjoy his books more than Jordans lately...at least things do happen.
Of the currently progressing fantasy series I am most happy with the Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. , and am waiting for Tad Williams to get back to real fantasy. As much as I'm not religious, I still loved the dragon-bone chair series with it's heavy religous overtones.
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