Grey Sister

Grey Sister is the second novel in the Book of the Ancestor trilogy by Mark Lawrence. It was published in April 2018 by HarperVoyager in the UK, and by ACE in the USA.

Publisher's Synopsis
Behind its walls, the Convent of Sweet Mercy has trained young girls to hone their skills for centuries. In Mystic Class, Novice Nona Grey has begun to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often even the deepest truths just make our choices harder. Before she leaves the convent, Nona must choose which order to dedicate herself to–and whether her path will lead to a life of prayer and service or one of the blade and the fist.

All that stands between her and these choices are the pride of a thwarted assassin, the designs of a would-be empress wielding the Inquisition like a knife, and the vengeance of the empire’s richest lord.

As the world narrows around her, and her enemies attack her through the system she is sworn to, Nona must find her own path despite the competing pulls of friendship, revenge, ambition, and loyalty.

And in all this only one thing is certain: there will be blood.

Main Characters

 * Nona Grey (POV)
 * Abbess Glass (POV)
 * Keot
 * Sister Kettle
 * Sister Apple
 * Arabella Jotsis
 * Zole
 * Darla
 * Clera Ghomal
 * Sherzal
 * Joeli Namsis

Quotes
"I will make a ruin of your life, for I am born of war."

“Your foes shape your life more than friends ever could.”

“There are some lessons that must be written in scars.”

“Nothing is as cruel as a righteous man.”

“''We always hope that other people will see past the skin and bones we wear. These masks we’ve been given. We hope they’ll see us. Some spark, some flame, something that’s of worth.''”