I didn't have the poltical understand at the time I read the books to see the libertarianism baked into the narrative. I just remember not caring at all for the main character guy (I think it was Rich or Richard), and thinking the whole time I had read better fantasy novels and this book wasn't bringing anything new to the table. Not until recently in adulthood had I learned of the negative stuff laced throughout the story, so I'm rather happy my past self wasn't digging this book when I was in peak book reading mode.
I kept reading it for some reason I no longer understand. It kept getting worse, Terry decided that he would be the "Ayn Rand of High Fantasy". And so in the later books, Richard would have many several page long rants, per book, about how charity and altruism was inherently bad.
I avoided reading his books somehow. Isn't he the libertarian fantasy author?
Edit: yes
I didn't have the poltical understand at the time I read the books to see the libertarianism baked into the narrative. I just remember not caring at all for the main character guy (I think it was Rich or Richard), and thinking the whole time I had read better fantasy novels and this book wasn't bringing anything new to the table. Not until recently in adulthood had I learned of the negative stuff laced throughout the story, so I'm rather happy my past self wasn't digging this book when I was in peak book reading mode.
I kept reading it for some reason I no longer understand. It kept getting worse, Terry decided that he would be the "Ayn Rand of High Fantasy". And so in the later books, Richard would have many several page long rants, per book, about how charity and altruism was inherently bad.
Charity? I thought Libertarians loved charity as a solution to market failures.
There is no market failure; YOU are failing the market
Sword of Truth is basically an attempt to do fantasy Atlas Shrugged
How does """objectivism""" even work in a (I presume) non-capitalist society?