The weaver and the witch queen
Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gu...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Ace,
[2023]
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| Summary: | Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always. When Oddny's farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is set adrift from the life she imagined but determined to save her sister, no matter the cost, even as she finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of the raiders who participated in the attack. And in the far north, Gunnhild, who fled her home years ago to learn the ways of a witch, is surprised to find her destiny seems to be linked to that of the formidable King Eirik, heir apparent to the ruler of all Norway. But the bonds- both enchanted and emotional- that hold Gunnhild and Oddny together are strong, and when the women find their way back to each other, these bonds will be tested in ways they never could have foreseen in this deeply moving novel of magic, history, and sword sisterhood. |
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| Physical Description: | 424 pages 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-414). |
| ISBN: | 9780593438244 0593438248 |
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