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It is a science fiction/fantasy novel set on some world that isn't earth. I think it is either in the future or an alternate universe. I read it in high school or college so, 10-17 years ago.

There is a female mercenary who is part of a mercenary guild. I feel like I recall she was being pursued by guild members who were trying to hunt her down. I'm not sure if there is any more to the story, but I remember that she was assigned to a mission and that she was able to grown iron nails.

Sound familiar to anyone? I want to read the book but have no idea what the title is or who it is by.

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  • What sort of technology/time period was this story set? Do you have any idea when you read it or when it was published?
    – Jack
    Jan 27, 2017 at 1:30
  • It is a science fiction/ fantasy novel set on some world that isn't earth. I think it is either in the future or an alternate universe. I feel like I recall she was being pursued by guild members who were trying to hunt her down. I read it in high school or college so, 10-17 years ago. Wow that's a long time. I don't recognize the namenposted below.
    – Nyxecho
    Jan 27, 2017 at 2:24
  • that should help people a bit. It would be a good idea to edit those details into the question so people can see them more easily.
    – Jack
    Jan 27, 2017 at 2:42
  • Ray guns? Swords? Space travel? Magic?
    – DJClayworth
    Jan 27, 2017 at 3:59
  • possible duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/67546/…
    – Otis
    Jan 31, 2017 at 22:15

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Could you be thinking of Saber and Shadow by S M Stirling and Shirley Meier as per this answer?

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Then, she'd been able to feed herself things like fish oil so that the growth of her claws wouldn't leech her blood of iron. The witch/healer who had given them to her had explained that it would strain her body just to have steel claws, that she would have to guard against blood-weakness by eating liver and fish oil.

It's part of a larger series as discussed here. I don't remember guilds, but it's possible. It's a warrior / thief combo. One thing you might remember is that there's a scene where they narrowly escape and wind up being doused in molten sugar, resulting in burns and a scene where they help clean each other off.

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  • That sounds so familiar! I'm going to try that one
    – Nyxecho
    Jan 27, 2017 at 13:41
  • @Nyxecho: Let me know what you learn.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Jan 29, 2017 at 19:19
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This could possibly be Molly Millions (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Millions) from William Gibson's stories. She has retractable razors in her fingers. In the book Johnny Mnemonic, she battles with several other mercenaries.

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