Courting Darkness
COURTING DARKNESS
By Robin LaFevers
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Hardcover: 978-0544991194
Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning . . .
Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to her new life in France, where they quickly find themselves surrounded by enemies. Their one ray of hope are Sybella’s fellow novitiates, disguised and hidden deep in the French court years ago by the convent—provided Sybella can find them.
Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s supposed to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands—even if it means ignoring the long awaited orders from the convent.
As Sybella and Gen’s paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge. Will they find each other in time, or will their worlds collide, destroying everything they care about?
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What Reviewers Are Saying:
“Sharp and breathless, full of anger and strength. May the sequel hurry.”—Kirkus, starred review
“A first-purchase gem of historical fantasy for high school and public libraries that will delight fans and engage newcomers.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“LaFevers’ sharply drawn characters, pointed storytelling, and intricate takes on political intrigue will once again have readers turning pages…. [T]here are few writers as fine at their craft as LaFevers.”–Booklist, starred review
“LaFevers yet again skillfully pulls from the history of the 15th century French-Breton War to create a richly developed world of political intrigue, while casting it with deeply relatable and fully fleshed out characters.”–The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Alternating between Sybella’s and Genevieve’s voices, LaFevers maintains an intense pitch of intrigue: murders, assaults, romance, betrayals, and erotic encounters follow one after another with plenty of garrotes, swords, daggers, poisoned sewing needles, and the like.”–The Horn Book Magazine
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