The triumphant and long awaited return to the world of Robin LaFevers His Fair Assassin series, Courting Darkness is the fourth book in this stand out, action packed, historical fantasy series.
From the blurb;
'Death wasn't the end, it was only the beginning...
'Sybella is the most gifted of Death's daughters, serving deadly justice on behalf of St Mortain. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe, she agrees to accompany the Duchess of Brittany to France. Surrounded by enemies, Sybella searches for her fellow assassins from the convent of St Mortain, who were placed under cover in the French court years ago.
'Genevieve has been under cover for so many years, she no longer knows what she's supposed to be fighting for. When she discovers a mysterious prisoner deep in the castle's dungeons, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
'As Syblla and Genevieve's paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything that hold sacred rests on a knife's edge.'
After a long gap between novels fans may want to revisit the first three books in the series before diving into the world of Courting Darkness as LaFevers offers little guidance for those who have forgotten everything that transpired within the first three spellbinding novels.
Once back into the world of His Fair Assassin, Courting Darkness picks up pace and runs at breakneck speeds. Filled with political intrigue and deep in a court full of enemies, LaFevers brings this series back to life in explosive fashion, taking any readers breath away.
Filled to the brim with the historical facts that made His Fair Assassin a stand out fantasy tale, this story of the late 1400's France brings to light not just the political manoeuvrings of the time but also the religious background of Brittany, on which the fantasy elements of this female lead tale hinge.
As always Courting Darkness is carried by strong, intelligent, and fierce female characters whose secret movements shape the world around them and decide the fate of the upper classes.
A fantastic return which will leave fans longing for more.
We give Courting Darkness Four Stars
ISBN - 978-1-78344-826-5 Cover Price - £8.99 First published in the UK in 2019 by Anderson Press Limited
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