Paladin's Strength -- T. Kingfisher, Hardcover Alternate Spirituality She has won trophies for

She has won trophies for potions

and they're left wondering who will make the real first move

and Cold War dramas will be entrapped by Reay's tale of courage

Written with controlled elegance

Dark assassins with mysterious motives conspire to settle the scores of an unknown client

Paladin's Strength -- T. Kingfisher, Hardcover Alternate Spirituality She has won trophies forHe's a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She's a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other's quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that