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HOLY SISTER.

MARK. LAWRENCE

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.3 (268 on Hardcover)

336 pages · Released 2019

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Holy Sister is the final book in an epic fantasy trilogy featuring a warrior protagonist navigating war, magic, and personal demons. The story contains significant violence in battle sequences and magical conflict, along with some mature themes about corruption and moral compromise. While it emphasizes friendship, courage, and resilience, the darker tone, complex moral conflicts, and intense action sequences place it solidly in the older teen category rather than middle grade.

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Nona Greys story reaches its shattering conclusion in the third instalment of Book of the Ancestor.THEY CAME AGAINST HER AS A CHILD. NOW THEY FACE THE WOMAN.The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperors armi... Nona Greys story reaches its shattering conclusion in the third instalment of Book of the Ancestor.THEY CAME AGAINST HER AS A CHILD. NOW THEY FACE THE WOMAN.The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperors armies are in retreat.Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that Nona and her friends will have time to earn a nuns habit before war is on their doorstep.Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war.The shiphearts offer strength that she might use to protect those she loves, but its a power that corrupts. A final battle is coming in which she will be torn between friends, unable to save them all. A battle in which her own demons will try to unmake her.A battle in which hearts will be broken, lovers lost, thrones burned.HOLY SISTER completes the Book of the Ancestor trilogy that began with RED SISTER and GREY SISTER. A ground-breaking series, it has established Mark Lawrence as one of the most exciting new voices in modern speculative fiction.

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  • Loveable Characters
  • Strong Character Development
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Diverse Characters
  • Plot driven
  • adventurous
  • Emotional
  • Weak Character Development
  • Calibre Import
  • dark
  • tense

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ISBN 9780008152406 · HarperVoyager