There are also less immediate threats from the political landscape of fifteenth-century Europe, and LaFevers does her usual excellent work in summing them up and making them accessible.
All kinds of new danger crops up, from mercenary attacks to the machinations of the French regent, an odious woman unwilling to let go of her power. Now Sybella is on her way to the French court to protect the duchess of Brittany-soon to be queen of France-from further threats.
But as Dark Triumph showed, and Courting Darkness continues to elaborate upon, she has an enormous capacity for love and a burning desire for redemption. Sybella knows all too well that violence lingers, since her past is shadowed with some truly horrible events. The plentiful action, as it turns out, since the end of a war does not mean the end of hostilities. The other two protagonists, Ismae and Annith, also show up, but they have taken on other roles that do not keep them as close to the action. Sybella was my favorite of the three protagonists from the His Fair Assassin trilogy, and I’m thrilled to see her story continue in Courting Darkness. Courting Darkness is an immediate followup to the trilogy, beginning only a few days after the end of Mortal Heart. Please note that this review contains spoilers for the His Fair Assassin trilogy by Robin LaFevers.
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