The Valkyrie

* The Embroidered Book shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel* From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology''s greatest epics Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile. Gudrun is a princess of Burgundy, a daughter of the Rhine, a prize for an invading king - a king whose brother Attila has other plans, and a dragon to call upon. And in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: Sigurd , a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon. As the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies... For not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Heartfield, Heartfield Kate
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9780008567774
• ISBN: 978-0-00-856777-4
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Fantasy, Adventure, Fantasy Romance, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Historical / Medieval, Norse religion & mythology, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / Fantasy / Romance, Norse religion and mythology, Adventure / action fiction, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction