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387 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-62838-7$17.99
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YAHis Fair Assassin series.
In this sequel to Grave Mercy Sybella is now a convent-trained assassin serving St. Mortain, Death himself, picking off her marks with stealthy efficiency even while she remains terrified of her father's cruelty. Loosely based on political events in fifteenth-century France, this is romantic fantasy with a vengeance, a pungent mix of inner torment, costume drama, and dagger-, sword-, poison-, and garrote-play.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2013