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  • Stone of Tears

  • Sword of Truth, Book 2
  • By: Terry Goodkind
  • Narrated by: Jim Bond
  • Length: 38 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (12,330 ratings)

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Stone of Tears

By: Terry Goodkind
Narrated by: Jim Bond
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An epic of awesome power from Terry Goodkind, the second installment of the bestselling series A Sword of Truth

Kahlan has at last gained the one goal she had always thought was beyond her grasp...love. Against all odds, the ancient bonds of secret oaths, and the dark talents of men long dead, Richard has won her heart.

Amid sudden and disastrous events, Richard's life is called due to satisfy those treacherous oaths. To save his life, Kahlan must forsake Richard's love and cast him into the chains of slavery, knowing there could be no sin worse than such a betrayal.

Richard is determined to unlock the secrets bound in the magic of ancient oaths and to again be free. Kahlan, alone with the terrible truth of what she has done, must set about altering the course of a world thrown into war. But even that may be easier than ever winning back the heart of the only man she will ever love.

War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie in their paths, and nothing will save them from a destiny of violent death, unless their courage and faith are joined with luck and they find the elusive...Stone of Tears.

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Poor narrator

I love the story, but I had trouble making it through the book. The narrator would often speak in a complete monotone with random pauses between words.

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great story...terrible narrator.

Loved reading these and thought I would listen to them with my kids to get them hooked. Narrator is horrible, if the story was not written well we would have stopped. going to just have my kids read the books.

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great

the voice was a little off but overall it was a great book best in 1.25

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Narrator was rough, amazing story

It took some time to adjust to Jim’s voice, but overall it was good. The story was amazing.

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Very good book very poor performance

Jim Bond is the most frustrating voice actor I have ever heard. His inflections are grating and different voices sound like something off a bad cartoon.

The book itself is great. I enjoyed the story very much. There was a lot of character growth and great moral and personal drama.

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Terrible Narrator

The narrator takes pauses at the worst times in sentences. Detracted from the story. Dialogue between characters was hard to listen to.

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Really good!

Really good book! Can't wait to read the next one. The reading was clear, although not the best I've heard

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This narrator....

Would you try another book from Terry Goodkind and/or Jim Bond?

Terry Goodkind is clearly a good author. I was so swept away by the first book that I couldn't wait to listen to the second. But my god... this is the absolute worst narrator I've ever heard. Absolutely awful. I felt like I was listening to a boring textbook. This was the worst possible choice.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jim Bond?

Literally anyone.

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Monotone narrator- story okay

The story is good, but so many emotional outbursts take away from it.
Better suited for young adults imo.

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Good story, hate the reader.

It's like the reader is using the spooky ghost voice you use for children whenever there is a threatening character. He's not very believable.

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