Debt of Bones by Terry GoodkindMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
In author Terry Goodkind's first Sword of Truth prequel story (occurring in between the second, The First Confessor, and Wizard’s First Rule, the first main entry of the franchise), protagonist Abigail, born of Helsa, carries a sack whose contents are revealed later in the novella, going to Aydindril to seek the assistance of First Wizard Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on account of soldiers from the D'Haran Empire, led at the time by Panis Rahl, occupying her hometown of Coney Crossing, although her plea for assistance is initially declined. Abby ultimately does get aid when she speaks of the titular debt, and she, Zedd, and others head to her village.
Abby is a "skip," the child of a magician who has no magical capability, and has a daughter, Jana, and a son that died at birth. Conflict erupts back in Coney Crossing after an initial encounter with a Mord-Sith, a torturer and assassin of the magically-inclined, with Zedd promising a country without magic for those who would prefer such a society, and the story ending with his maxim that enemies are the price of honor. Overall, this novella is an enjoyable diving board into the greater and lengthier Sword of Truth novels, although division into chapters would have been welcome.
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