Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies – death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for women, and women only. Men will not do this sad, dark work.
Frey has no family, no home, no fortune, and yet her blood sings a song of glory. So when she hears of a monster slaughtering men, women, and children in a northern jarldom, she decides this the Mercies’ one chance to change their fate… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Sexism & ableism
- Parental abandonment recounted & child abuse
- Attempted forced child sex work mentioned
- Suicide & assisted voluntary euthanasia (on-page)
- Suicidal ideation & attempted suicide recounted
- Self-flagellation (on-page)
- Blood & injury depiction, including eye trauma, serious physical injury & illness, and dead bodies & body parts
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a child & friend (on-page)
- Death of a sister, girlfriend & mentor recounted
- Death of a parent from illness recounted
- Graphic murder & attempted murder (theme)
- Knife, axe & weapon violence
- Hanging (off-page)
- Poisoning
- Graphic drowning
- Kidnapping & captivity
- War themes & battle scenes
- Animal attack
- Graphic animal death & animal abuse
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