#138 in Fantasy
Grey Sister
- 416
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Grey Sister” takes Nona’s convent schooling further with more enemies, more blood and characters who feel solidly alive. Lawrence explains his world sparingly, trusting readers to keep up and filling gaps as he goes, a habit some find bracing and now and then maddening. Some race through this second volume of the trilogy; others think little happens between a strong opening and a strong close. It has to be read after the first book.
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About the book
In Mystic Class Nona Grey begins to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often, knowing the truth just makes our choices harder. Before she leaves the Convent of Sweet Mercy, Nona must choose her path and take the red of a Martial Sister, the grey of a Sister of Discretion, the blue of a Mystic Sister or the simple black of a Bride of the Ancestor, entailing a life of prayer and service. Standing between her and these choices are the pride of a thwarted assassin, the ambition of a would-be empress wielding the Inquisition like a blade, and the vengeance of the empire’s richest lord. As the world narrows around her, and her enemies attack her using the very system she has sworn to, Nona must forge her own path in spite of the pulls of friendship, revenge, ambition, and loyalty. In all this only one thing is certain. There will be blood.
Reading order · The Book of the Ancestor
Full order & progress →- Red SisterStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - Grey SisterThis book
8.48.4 / 10 - Holy Sister
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 294 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 12 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 282 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Grey Sister?
It has 416 pages — shorter than 73% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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