Pillars of creation by terry goodkind is the seventh book in the sword of truth series it was first released on november 20 2001 and followed in paperback on november 18 2002 it follows faith of the fallen and is followed by naked empire. I only started reading the sword of truth series earlier this year may to be exact and since the first page of wizards first rule ive been hooked on the fast paced stories ive been unable to put a book down until the pillars of creation my memory is taken back to soul of the fire i at first thought the side story in said book an . The pillars of creation is the seventh book in terry goodkind s epic fantasy series the sword of truth it is the first book in the series not to feature richard rahl as the protagonist although he does appear. Ive been enjoying my reread of the sword of truth series but ill admit that i took a bit of a pause after faith of the fallen i was hesitant to move onto pillars of creation and naked empire as i recall being pretty disappointed with both books during my first read the good news was the fact that i enjoyed pillars of creation much better this second time around i think it was a case of