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Temple of the Winds
First published 1998 · 1088 pages
A sweeping, high-stakes fantasy epic where a desperate race against a magical plague forces agonizing personal sacrifices.
What it feels like
Reading this installment of the epic saga feels like standing in the path of an approaching storm. The mood is heavy with dread and desperate urgency as an invisible, magical plague ravages the world, creating a ticking-clock tension that drives the steady, deliberate pacing. The prose is earnest and highly detailed, pulling no punches when describing the grim realities of disease, dark magic, and brutal violence. It is an emotionally grueling journey that tests the limits of romantic devotion and personal sacrifice, forcing its heroes into agonizing moral compromises. Fans of sprawling, nineties-era high fantasy who crave intense, high-stakes drama, complex magical rules, and heroes burdened by impossible choices will find themselves completely absorbed by this dark, sweeping tale.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- desperate
- sweeping
- oppressive
- Tone
- earnest
- intense
- dramatic
- grim
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- burden of duty · agonizing sacrifice · cost of magic · romantic devotion · invisible threats
- The writing
- Utilitarian and highly descriptive, often leaning into explicit detail and earnest exposition.
- The arc
- Moves from desperate urgency against an unstoppable plague to agonizing personal sacrifices, culminating in a bittersweet, hard-won triumph.
- Who it's for
- Fans of sprawling, high-stakes 90s epic fantasy who enjoy intense romantic subplots, dark magic, and heroes pushed to their absolute limits.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- sexual assault
- torture
- plague and disease
- body horror
About the book
Temple of the Winds (1997) stato pubblicato in lingua italiana per la prima volta da Fanucci suddiviso in due volumi, La profezia della luna rossa (2001) e Il tempio dei venti (2001). In seguito è stato ripubblicato in volume unico col titolo La spada della Verità - Volume 4 (2002).
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