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Saint Death's DaughterC.S.E. Cooney

Characters in Saint Death's Daughter

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Lanie Stones

    A young necromancer with a literal allergy to violence, raised in isolation in a crumbling mansion; she is pushed out into a dangerous wider world.

Antagonists

  • Blackbird Bride

    A sorceress-queen who wants Lanie's niece dead and Lanie enthralled as one of her many spouses.

Supporting characters

  • Goody Graves

    The ancient revenant who raised Lanie and is her oldest friend and guardian.

  • Amanita Muscaria

    Lanie's glory- and money-seeking, cheerfully psychotic sister Nita, who takes dangerous commissions from the crown.

  • Canon Lir

    A nobly born fire priest and Lanie's beloved pen pal, who keeps secrets of their own.

  • Doédenna

    The goddess of Death, who is a friend and ally to Lanie rather than an enemy.

  • Irradiant Stones

    Lanie's untrustworthy great-grandfather, a ghost and powerful necromancer who is her only reliable teacher of necromancy.