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Gr 9 Up—In this sequel to Grave Mercy (Houghton Harcourt, 2012), Sybella leaves the convent where she has learned her assassin's skills and returns to Brittany, where she must endure her father's unspeakable cruelty and the incestuous love of her half brother. Determined to undermine D'Albret at every turn and stay loyal to Duchess Anne, she carries out covert operations and looks for opportunities to use her skills and bring evildoers to justice. She helps to foil a plot to capture Anne and frees the Beast of Waroch, the duchess's most loyal and fierce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The sequel to Grave Mercy (rev. 3/12) begins with Sybella, incestuously abused daughter of Bluebeard-like Count d'Albret, re-ensconced in the treacherous milieu of her father's castle. But now she's a convent-trained assassin serving St. Mortain, Death himself, picking off her marks with stealthy efficiency even while she remains terrified of d'Albret's cruelty. At all costs, she wants to ke...Log In or Sign Up to Read More