Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series has a great wide world, but the Characters are unbelievable. The main concern I have is that the Lead Character is a Mary Sue, but continues to be the cause of future events directly, calling for sequels. This is an attempt to put some life into the characters and bring some sensible characterisation into things. I'm not a big writer yet, but theres hope for me!! I loved the books the first time I read them, but I think I will enjoy making it my own.