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. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. Fiendishly romantic from start to (eventual) finish. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts-and a violent destiny. The book closes with a tidying-up epilogue and even a bonus story, Aught but Death, which focuses on Cordelia and Lucie. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Set in an alternate 15th century Brittany, the story follows 17-year-old assassin Ismae as she infiltrates the high court of Brittany andagainst her better judgmentfalls in love with her target. Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (1) by LaFevers, Robin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Published in 2012, Grave Mercy is a young adult fantasy novel by Robin LaFevers.
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