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In a spin-off from the Sword of Truth series comes the second book of The Nicci Chronicles, where new alliances are forged and old enemies return.

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Sister of the Light, Sister of the Dark.
The Slave Queen, Death´s Mistress.

Nicci has gone by many names and faced many challenges, but now she faces her greatest test yet on a perlious journey into uncharted lands.

´And the Sorceress must save the world´.

Guided by the witch-woman Red´s mysterious prophecy, Nicci and her companions Nathan and Bannon make their way south of Kol Adair towards Ildakar, a fabled city shrouded behind time. But the grotesque omens on their path - severed heads on pikes, a monster born of dark arts, and a petrified army of half a million - are just a taste of the unimaginable horrors that await within the Shroud of Eternity.

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PRAISE FOR THE SWORD OF TRUTH SERIES :
´Everything one could ask for in an epic fantasy´ Publishers Weekly .
´Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring´ Kirkus .
´There are only so many ways of heaping praise on a series that gets better and better´ SFX .

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Goodkind, Terry
Terry Goodkind is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. His Sword of Truth series has sold over 20 million copies. Before writing full-time, Terry worked as a wildlife artist, a cabinetmaker and a violin maker. He writes thrillers as well as epic fantasy and lives in the desert in Nevada. terrygoodkind.com @terrygoodkind facebook.com/terrygoodkind

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