So, when Vika, one of his sworn Mord-Sith bodyguards is abducted, he has to get her back. The Golden Goddess, Collector of Worlds, has infiltrated the People’s Palace, able to insinuate herself into the minds of those without the gift of magic. Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell are fighting on all fronts. I may even read them a second time back to back once all of them have been published. I’m trying to hold out judging until I have gotten through the whole series.

They both have their place, but they are basically as hard to compare as apples and oranges.

It reminds me of the difference between a tv soap opera and an epic film. I always enjoy everything that Goodkind writes, especially stories of D’Hara, but this novella series arc is not as satisfying, so far, like a big fat juicy novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the first novella of the series, Kahlan finds out a bit of life-changing news, and by the end of this novella, Richard also becomes aware of how high the stakes are for defeating the new enemy that threatens to exterminate the world of D’Hara. In the dark shadows of the People’s Palace the predators are gathering, watching, learning, feeding… To take this world, the Goddess must ensure Richard and Kahlan’s children are never born. Only magic protects D’Hara from the Golden Goddess and her kind, the magic of Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell, the magic that the Mother Confessor carries within her womb.

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