One-time lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, referred to as “Death’s Mistress” as well as the “Slave Queen,” the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl to be able to convince him which the Imperial Order stood for the higher good. But it was Richard who transformed Nicci rather, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends-and among their most lethal defenders.

Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stabilized, Nicci has set out on her own for fresh about Death’s Mistress travels. Among her jobs is to maintain her traveling friend, the unworldly prophet Nathan, out of problems. But her true task will be to scout the significantly reaches of Richard Rahl’s world. This will take her and Nathan to visit the mystical witch-woman Red, to tangle with the street life of the interface city of Tanimura, to combat lethal battles over the high seas, and ultimately to a vast magical confrontation definately not home…with the continuing future of life itself, in the Old World and the brand new, at stake.

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