The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

...mankind have colonized distant planets, and doing a fair share of genetic experimenting in the process. Not an uncommon theme for a science fiction novel, but Liz Williams imaginary world is weird, dark and intelligent above the average.

The protagonist Vali Hallsdottir, an assassin for an organization called the Skald, certainly have some issues. Scarred both mentally and physically, when she get the opportunity to hunt down an abusive former lover from a rival faction on her homeworld, her mission/journey of revenge is also a story about personal growth.

All in a background of deliciously strange technology and nature, where the border between human and animal isn't always clear.