{"product_id":"the-valkyrie-9780008567774","title":"The Valkyrie","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*\u003cem\u003eThe Embroidered Book\u003c\/em\u003e shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBrynhild\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGudrun\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: \u003cstrong\u003eSigurd\u003c\/strong\u003e, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008567774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kate Heartfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589942243509,"sku":"9780008567774","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e0ced397-95bf-4cf7-873c-7424a22e04c3.jpg?v=1724734240","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-valkyrie-9780008567774","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}