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. Goodkind was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also attended art school. 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. Terry Goodkind (1948-2020) is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Highly recommended.' - San Diego Union Tribute on Temple of the Winds 'Goodkind's compelling prose weaves a magic spell over readers.' - RT Book Reviews on Faith of the Fallen 'Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring.' - Kirkus Reviews on Wizard's First Rule 'Outstanding.Characters who actually behave like adults. Full of life and story, this is a sweeping, engaging tale in the grand Goodkind manner.

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. But her real task will be to scout the far reaches of Richard Rahl's realm. One of her jobs will be to keep her travelling companion, the unworldly prophet Nathan, out of trouble. Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stabilized, Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures.

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.

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. with a cast of characters centered on one of his best-loved characters in the now-concluded Sword of Truth.ĭeath's Mistress: Sister of Darkness launches The Nicci Chronicles, Terry Goodkind's entirely new series with a cast of characters centered on one of his best-loved characters in the now-concluded Sword of Truth. About the Book This 'New York Times' bestseller launches Goodkind's new series, The Nicci Chronicles.

Death's Mistress by Terry Goodkind