The Valkyrie

*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*<br> <br> <br> <br> From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics<br> <br> 'With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale' Publishers Weekly<br> <br> <br> <br> Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile.<br> <br> <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <br> <br> And in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: Sigurd, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon.<br> <br> <br> <br> As the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies...<br> <br> <br> <br> For not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all.