{"product_id":"9780008567774-the-valkyrie","title":"The Valkyrie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\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                    \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale' \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56095731155318,"sku":"9780008567774","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28394674.jpg?v=1755245856","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008567774-the-valkyrie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}