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Under the Howling Moon
A Fantasy Novel by Melanie Karsak
Book 1 of the The Road to Valhalla Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Norse Mythology,
- Viking Historical Fantasy,
- Myth Retelling,
- Chosen One,
- Shieldmaiden
This book is for you if you're into...
- Viking sagas with shieldmaidens and Norse gods shaping fate
- Retellings of legendary myths with a fierce, outcast heroine
- Magic entwined with Norse rituals and family secrets
Chosen by Odin. Destined for Valhalla.
In my dreams, Odin whispers to me. He tells me I'm destined to wield a legendary sword. He tells me my road will bring me to Valhalla. But when I wake, I'm only Hervor. Fatherless. Unloved. Unwanted.
Jarl Bjartmar, my grandfather, calls me cursed. My mother, her memories stolen by the gods, has forgotten me. Everyone tells me I should have been left to the wolves, but no one will tell me why. None but Eydis, a thrall with völva magic, believes I'm meant for a greater destiny. Yet who can believe a devotee of Loki?
When the king and his son arrive for the holy blót, the runes begin to fall in my favor. A way forward may lie in the handsome Viking set on winning my heart, but only if I unravel the mystery hanging over me first.
This sweeping Viking historical fantasy retells the Norse Hervarar Saga, depicting the life of the shieldmaiden Hervor.
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