Books: Terry Goodkind & calendars

[Elf and Orc]

No: HPFGUIDX 3454

Greetings;  I have been listening to Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth
series on books on tape (currently on Temple of the Winds, Book 4) and
they keep making me think of an x-rated, adult, very intense Harry
Potter series.  I am not seeing any copying or anything or a similarity
in writing style but there are similarities.  The hero has an
invisibility cloak, his parents were both murdered.  There were some
other similarities as well but I am blanking.  Has anyone else
read/listened to this series?
	Walden Books called today to tell me that my Harry calendar is in.  I
was in Barnes and Noble last weekend and the clerk there told me there
would absolutely be no merchandizing (unless later some with the movie)
as JKR had not and would not sell the rights.  
Tina