Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I

ISBN-13:	9781328567659
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/02/2018
Series:	His Fair Assassin Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	592
Sales rank:	53,997
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.60(d)
Lexile:	850L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

Packed with love, magic, and deadly games of courtly intrigue and treason, book one of Robin LaFevers's fast-paced YA trilogy set in 15th-century France combines romance with captivating action.Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?