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Death's Mistress

By: Terry Goodkind
Narrated by: Christina Traister
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Onetime 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 most lethal defenders.

Now Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures. Her first job being to keep the unworldly prophet Nathan out of trouble....

©2017 Terry Goodkind (P)2017 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring." ( Kirkus Reviews on Wizard's First Rule)
"Everything one could ask for in an epic fantasy." ( Publisher's Weekly on Warheart.)

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Has potential

I enjoyed this story, although I feel it was a bit more predictable than some of Goodkind's earlier works in the series. That said, it has started a new saga and hopefully it continues in a good light.

As for the performance, it was read well, although there were occasions where it seemed like they were reading it for the first time and so emphasis was placed on the wrong words. The pronunciation of the name Jagang was continually pronounced Ja-gong and it may have been driving me slightly nuts by the end. It would have been nice for that to be consistent with the pronunciation in previous titles.

Despite these niggles, it was an enjoyable story and I will be getting the next title once it's available on Audible.

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A great adventure!

A really great read, so much adventure and excitement squeezed into one book. Well done Terry Goodkind (again).
I recommend reading this after all sword of truth books as it contains spoilers from previous adventures.
The narrator Christina Traister is an excellent choice and does the voices and characters justice!

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awesome!! Typically Terry Goodkind.

Once you start you cant stop. excellent story line. Nicci will always be Nicci. Loved it.

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