First in a duology, this darkly thrilling page-turner (with three starred reviews!) set in the world ofthe best-selling His Fair Assassin seriesis perfect for fans of THRONE OF GLASS, RED QUEEN,and GAME OF THRONES. Told in alternating perspectives, when Sybella discovers there is another trained assassin from St. Mortain's convent deep undercover in the French court, she must use every skill in her arsenal to navigate the deadly royal politics and find her sister in arms before her timeand that of the newly crowned queenruns out.