
Romantasy · 2012
Grave Mercy
by Robin LaFevers
Book 1 of His Fair Assassin
- Spice
- Mild
- Ending
- Happy for now
- Reading age
- Young adult
Tropes
About the book
Sold to a pig farmer at fourteen, Ismae ends up in a convent whose nuns serve Mortain, the old god of death, and trains as one of his assassins. Her new job: pose as Gavriel Duval's mistress at the Breton court and find out whether he's a traitor. Medieval politics and poison, mild spice, happy for now.
Content warnings
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Reported by readers (not in the author's note)
- Attempted sexual assault
- Child sexual abuse
Source: app.thestorygraph.com, recaptains.co.uk, retrieved 2026-10-21
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