{"product_id":"9780349142548-the-sea-queen","title":"The Sea Queen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second novel in this epic trilogy about Ragnvald, right-hand man to King Harald of Norway, and his tempestuous, driven sister, Svanhild.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years after \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Drowned King\u003c\/i\u003e, Ragnvald Eysteinsson is now king of Sogn, but fighting battles for King Harald keeps him away from home, as he confronts treachery and navigates a political landscape that grows more dangerous the higher he rises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRagnvald's sister Svanhild has found the freedom and adventure she craves at the side of the rebel explorer Solvi Hunthiofsson, though not without a cost. She longs for a home where her quiet son can grow strong, and a place where she can put down roots, even as Solvi's ambition draws him back to Norway's battles again and keeps her divided from her brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a growing rebellion unites King Harald's enemies, Ragnvald suspects that some Norse nobles are not loyal to Harald's dream of a unified Norway. He sets a plan in motion to defeat all of his enemies, and bring his sister back to his side, while Svanhild finds herself with no easy decisions, and no choices that will leave her truly free. Their actions will hold irrevocable repercussions for the fates of those they love and for Norway itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea Queen\u003c\/i\u003e returns to the fjords and halls of Viking-Age Scandinavia, a world of violence and prophecy, where honor is challenged by shifting alliances, and vengeance is always a threat to peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Drowned King\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Suspenseful, intriguing, gripping' \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unusual Viking saga. creates a more nuanced and richer portrait of Viking society, with its complex web of rituals, laws and debts of honour, than the genre usually provides' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, only more unscrupulous' \u003ci\u003eWall St Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449621361014,"sku":"9780349142548","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_10835063_jpg.jpg?v=1760446177","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349142548-the-sea-queen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}