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    612-822-4611

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Shield Maiden

Shield Maiden

Emmerichs, Sharon

Paperback

FantasyGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 0316566918
ISBN13: 9780316566919
Publisher: Redhook
Published: Oct 3 2023
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.70 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines Beowulf from the perspective of a young woman reclaiming her power.

All her life, Fryda has longed to be a shield maiden, an honor reserved for Geatland's mightiest warriors. When a childhood accident leaves her tragically injured and unfit for the battlefield, her dreams are dashed--or so she thinks. But a strange, unfathomable power is awakening within her, a power that will soon be put to the test.

For when foreign lords and chieftains descend upon Fryda's home to celebrate her uncle King Beowulf's fifty-year reign, she realizes not all their guests come with good intentions. Treachery is afoot, and Fryda must gather her courage to fight for her people...as a queen should--as a shield maiden would--and as only Fryda can.

But as Fryda's power grows stronger, something ancient hears its call. For buried deep in her gilded lair, a dragon awakens...and Fryda must prove herself once and for all.

Praise for Shield Maiden:

A heroine with a generous spirit, an unshakable will, and a dragon's fury. --H. M. Long, author of Hall of Smoke

Casts a superb spell. Shimmering with detail, with a propulsive plot to match --D. K. Fields, author of the Tales of Fenest trilogy

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