Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.
Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany--where she finds herself woefully under prepared--not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death's vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award. It also was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards. It was recognised in the YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Tayshas Reading. It was recognised in the YA category by the Rita Award. It was recognised in the YA category by the Indies Choice Book Award. It was recognised by the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.

This is book 1 in His Fair Assassin Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 549 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Cengage Learning, Inc .

Robin LaFevers lives in Southern California. Learn more at her website: http: //www. rllafevers. com/