{"product_id":"courting-darkness-9780358238386","title":"Courting Darkness","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author Robin LaFevers comes \u003cem\u003eCourting Darkness, \u003c\/em\u003ea \"sharp and breathless\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) historical fantasy for fans of Leigh Bardugo and \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e. Set in the world of the His Fair Assassin series, this first in a new duology now has four starred reviews!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Death was only the beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sybella has always been the darkest of Death's daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But in a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France. Surrounded by enemies, their one ray of hope is Sybella's fellow novitiates, hidden deep in the French court years ago--provided Sybella can find them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she's meant to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she takes matters into her own hands, even when it means forsaking the long-awaited orders from the convent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Followed from alternating perspectives, Sybella's and Gen's paths draw ever closer. As their worlds threaten to collide, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife's edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLafevers, Robin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin LaFevers\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling His Fair Assassin books, was raised on fairy tales, Bulfinch's mythology, and nineteenth-century poetry. It is not surprising that she grew up to be a hopeless romantic. She was lucky enough to find her one true love, and is living happily ever after with him in California. Visit her online at robinlafevers.com and on Twitter @RLLaFevers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645677998354,"sku":"9780358238386","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fae4188c-ee46-46e0-904e-4c1327fb2a44.jpg?v=1733159058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/courting-darkness-9780358238386","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}