![]() ![]() She is shunned by all in her village, and escapes to the convent to be among those who will accept her. Ismae bears a scar on her back that identifies her as having been sired by Death himself. ![]() Mortain is God of Death, and the convent is dedicated to serving him. The story pivots around the real Duchess Anne of Brittany, her fictional half-brother Gavriel Duval, and the fictional novitiate of the fictional Convent of St. Whatever it’s called, Grave Mercy is based on 15th Century facts, with some paranormal and fairy tale tropes thrown into the mix. I don’t know the proper name for this hybrid genre – historical fiction plus fantasy and science fiction – but this mix has been used to good effect by some excellent writers including Stephen King and Neal Stephenson, to name just two. ![]()
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