Grave Mercy is a 2012 young adultfantasy novel by Robin LaFevers. Grave Mercy is the recipient of the Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth of in 2012-2013,[1] and has been well received according to fan reviews.
A sequel, Dark Triumph, was published in 2013. It follows another sister from the Convent of St Mortain, Sybella. A third book, Mortal Heart, which tells the story of a third sister, Annith, was published in 2014.[2] The books are referred to as the His Fair Assassin series. A fourth book, Courting Darkness, which continues the story of Sybella in France, was published in 2019.[3]
Grave Mercy is set in a fictionalized fifteenth-century Brittany, at a time when the nation was struggling to maintain its independence from France.[4] 14-year-old peasant, Ismae Rienne, is feared and abused by her father and fellow villagers after she refused to succumb to the poison her mother drank to attempt to abort her in the womb, and left her with a large scar down her back. Ismae escapes from an arranged marriage with the aid of the very hedge priest that sold her mother the poison to abort her with no other option but to join at the St. Mortain convent where she learns to be an assassin in service of the God of Death, Mortain. Ismae learns of a dangerous gifts that Death has blessed her with, and a violent path ahead of her. The nuns reveal her immunity to poison and her ability to talk to spirits as they gave her a choice that directed her path into the royal courts. If she stayed at the convent she would train to be an assassin sent to take the lives of people marked by death. For three years she trains to be an assassin for Death's arsenal until she is sent on her first mission. After two successful missions she starts to notice the nuns are not as infallible as it seems, and starts to question the political connection among the targets which leads to her third mission. She must infiltrate the high court of Brittany to protect the duchess Anne of Brittany from enemies that they won't see coming and develops feelings for her target, the duchess's illegitimate half-brother, Gavriel Duval.[5]
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March 16, 2024
grave, mercy, 2012, young, adult, fantasy, novel, robin, lafevers, recipient, booklist, editors, choice, books, youth, 2012, 2013, been, well, received, according, reviews, first, edition, publ, authorrobin, lafeverslanguageenglishgenreyoung, adult, fantasy, h. Grave Mercy is a 2012 young adult fantasy novel by Robin LaFevers Grave Mercy is the recipient of the Booklist Editors Choice Books for Youth of in 2012 2013 1 and has been well received according to fan reviews Grave MercyFirst edition publ HMH AuthorRobin LaFeversLanguageEnglishGenreYoung adult Fantasy Historical fictionPublisherHoughton Mifflin HarcourtPublication dateApril 3 2012Pages549ISBN9780547628349 HardcoverFollowed byDark Triumph A sequel Dark Triumph was published in 2013 It follows another sister from the Convent of St Mortain Sybella A third book Mortal Heart which tells the story of a third sister Annith was published in 2014 2 The books are referred to as the His Fair Assassin series A fourth book Courting Darkness which continues the story of Sybella in France was published in 2019 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Awards and honors 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlot editGrave Mercy is set in a fictionalized fifteenth century Brittany at a time when the nation was struggling to maintain its independence from France 4 14 year old peasant Ismae Rienne is feared and abused by her father and fellow villagers after she refused to succumb to the poison her mother drank to attempt to abort her in the womb and left her with a large scar down her back Ismae escapes from an arranged marriage with the aid of the very hedge priest that sold her mother the poison to abort her with no other option but to join at the St Mortain convent where she learns to be an assassin in service of the God of Death Mortain Ismae learns of a dangerous gifts that Death has blessed her with and a violent path ahead of her The nuns reveal her immunity to poison and her ability to talk to spirits as they gave her a choice that directed her path into the royal courts If she stayed at the convent she would train to be an assassin sent to take the lives of people marked by death For three years she trains to be an assassin for Death s arsenal until she is sent on her first mission After two successful missions she starts to notice the nuns are not as infallible as it seems and starts to question the political connection among the targets which leads to her third mission She must infiltrate the high court of Brittany to protect the duchess Anne of Brittany from enemies that they won t see coming and develops feelings for her target the duchess s illegitimate half brother Gavriel Duval 5 Awards and honors editYear Award Result Ref 2013 Georgia Peach Book Award Honor 6 2013 Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee 6 2013 RITA Award Young Adult Romance Nominee 6 2014 2015 Iowa High School Book Award Nominee 7 2015 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee 6 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children s Literature Nominee 6 2017 Abe Lincoln Teen Choice Book Award Nominee 8 2017 Lincoln Award Nominee 6 See also edit nbsp Children and Young Adult Literature portalReferences edit Grave Mercy Awards amp Grants American Library Association 2013 04 03 Retrieved 2019 02 19 Lamb Joyce 2014 07 18 Exclusive trailer reveal Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers Happy Ever After Archived from the original on 2016 03 02 Retrieved 2016 02 18 Courting Darkness Courting Darkness Duology 1 Goodreads Retrieved 2019 05 17 Robin LaFevers Takes Successful Leap Into YA With Dark Grave Mercy The Huffington Post 2012 04 22 Retrieved 2016 02 18 Grave Mercy Summary SuperSummary Retrieved 2019 02 19 a b c d e f Grave Mercy Goodreads Retrieved 2023 03 24 Iowa Book Awards 2014 2015 Iowa High School Book Award 2014 2015 westunion lib ia us West Union Community Library Retrieved May 5 2017 permanent dead link 2017 Abe Lincoln Award Nominees Grave Mercy oprfhs libguides com Oak Park and River Forest High School Library Retrieved May 5 2017 permanent dead link External links editAV Club review Common Sense Media review The New York Times review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grave Mercy amp oldid 1146304058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
