Death's Mistress: Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, Volume I

Terry Goodkind

Jan 2017 · The Nicci Chronicles Book 1 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

A New York Times bestseller, Death's Mistress: Sister of Darkness begins The Nicci Chronicles, Terry Goodkind's series with a cast of characters centered on one of his best-loved characters in the now-concluded Sword of Truth.

One-time lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, known as “Death’s Mistress” and the “Slave Queen”, the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the Imperial Order stood for the greater good. But it was Richard who converted Nicci instead, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends—and one of their most lethal defenders.

Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stabilized, Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures. One of her jobs will be to keep her travelling companion, the unworldly prophet Nathan, out of trouble. But her real task will be to scout the far reaches of Richard Rahl’s realm. This will take her and Nathan to visit the mysterious witch-woman Red, to tangle with the street life of the port city of Tanimura, to fight lethal battles on the high seas, and ultimately to a vast magical confrontation far from home...with the future of life itself, in the Old World and the New, at stake.

Full of life and story, this is a sweeping, engaging tale in the grand Goodkind manner.

The Nicci Chronicles
1. Death's Mistress
2. Shroud of Eternity
3. Siege of Stone

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Ratings and reviews

Like First Confessor, a book that gives you a decent story set in the world we all came to love through Sword of Truth. Not another Nest. Nicci and Nathan true to their characters, however the story is quite aimless in nature, in a way that isn't always mysterious enough to make you want to read on... Some might find the "magic logic and lore" challenged here, but all in all it left me wanting to read more, where Nest left me wondering who actually wrote the book

goodkin can write amazing fantasy, hanging out wit nicci and nathan brings back memories.... wicked cliff hanging ending was the only thing i didn't like

Love the Sword of Truth series. The writing style in this just seemed more elementary and much less complex. Almost as if it was written for a much younger audience. Nicci is one of my favorite characters, yet lacked the depth I would expect.

About the author

Terry Goodkind (1948-2020) is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include the multi-volume epic fantasy Sword of Truth series -- beginning with Wizard’s First Rule, the basis for the television show Legend of the Seeker -- and related series Richard and Kahlan and The Nicci Chronicles.

Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school. Alongside a career in wildlife art, he was also a cabinetmaker and a violin maker, and did restoration work on rare and exotic artifacts from around the world. In the 1990s he relocated to Nevada, where, when not writing novels, he was a racing-car enthusiast.