This is marketed as a historical novel, because as it is set in the ninth century Holland can pass off the fantasy elements as theology. An angel is protecting the main character, Ragna, because she is the last person descended from the line of the rightful kings of Spain; or possibly because her mother has power over the supernatural.
This is a well written novel, with a decent plot, but I just didn't find it very interesting. Ragna didn't seem a very consistent character to me, even taking into account her need for disguise.
The Angel and the Sword first published 2000
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