interested in adventure and fantasy fiction set in a medieval world that includes a death god and a convent that trains assassins?!  If so, Robin LaFevers’ first book of the His Fair Assassin Trilogy will entangle you in deadly games of intrigue, conflicting loyalties, and the struggle to make your own choices against the influence of others. 

The novel is set in 15^th century medieval Brittany andintroduces us to seventeen-year-old Ismae, who was fathered by St. Mortain, the God of Death Himself.  History, romance, and political conspiracy weave seamlessly together in this fast-paced tale that begins as Ismae flees the abuses of both her intended husband-to-be and father only to find herself in the hands of the mysterious and secretive convent of St. Mortain which serves the God of Death as His handmaidens and assassins.  Offering to train Ismae as one of their own, the sisters present a new life of purpose and power, but only if Ismae will follow their orders and complete an important assignment to protect the Duchess of Brittany by finding and killing the traitor in her court.  The further Ismae is drawn into the high court of Brittany, the more she learns how unprepared she is for her task because in order to find the traitor, Ismae must destroy the lives of others, including the only man she may loAre you interested in adventure and fantasy fiction set in a medieval world that includes a death god and a convent that trains assassins?!  If so, Robin LaFevers’ first book of the His Fair Assassin Trilogy will entangle you in deadly games of intrigue, conflicting loyalties, and the struggle to make your own choices against the influence of others. 

The novel is set in 15^th century medieval Brittany andintroduces us to seventeen-year-old Ismae, who was fathered by St. Mortain, the God of Death Himself.  History, romance, and political conspiracy weave seamlessly together in this fast-paced tale that begins as Ismae flees the abuses of both her intended husband-to-be and father only to find herself in the hands of the mysterious and secretive convent of St. Mortain which serves the God of Death as His handmaidens and assassins.  Offering to train Ismae as one of their own, the sisters present a new life of purpose and power, but only if Ismae will follow their orders and complete an important assignment to protect the Duchess of Brittany by finding and killing the traitor in her court.  The further Ismae is drawn into the high court of Brittany, the more she learns how unprepared she is for her task because in order to find the traitor, Ismae must destroy the lives of others, including the only man she may love.