Agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. This powerful first volume of the His Fair Assassin series should attract many readers. The first quarter of the novel is bogged down by some uneven pacing as LaFevers establishes her world - the narrative can't seem to land on whether it wants to focus on the world of the convent or the historical realities facing Brittany in the. Rich in historical detail, well-realized characters, political machinations, and enticingly prickly scenes between Ismae and Duval, LaFevers’s complex tale incorporates magic both sparingly and subtly. Grave Mercy is a rich, meaty historical with an unforgettable heroine and a fascinating premise. Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy 1) Kindle Edition by Robin LaFevers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,410 ratings Book 1 of 3: His Fair Assassin Trilogy Editors pick Best Young Adult See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Reluctantly, she falls in love with him, knowing full well that she may someday be called upon to end his life. After two successful missions, she is dispatched to the court of Anne of Brittany to keep track of Duval, the duchess’s handsome and tempestuous illegitimate older brother. Believed to be Death’s literal daughter, blessed (or cursed) with powerful gifts, Ismae is trained as an assassin, highly competent with all weapons and poisons. Mortain, whose patron saint is the ancient, pre-Christian god of death. At its center is 17-year-old Ismae, a badly scarred peasant girl who, fleeing her thuggish husband, is taken in by the convent of St. Middle-grade author LaFevers (the Theodosia books) makes an outstanding foray into historical romance with anĮnthralling recreation of 15th-century Brittany.
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