The ancient land of
Éirinn is mired in war. Ciara, Princess of Mide, has never known a time
when Éirinn’s kingdoms were not battling for power, or Northmen were not
plundering their shores.
The people of Mide have thankfully
always been safe because of Ciara’s unearthly ability to control her
enemies’ minds and actions. But lately, a mysterious crow has been
appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat.
Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears
this coming evil will destroy not just Éirinn, but the entire world.
Then
the crow leads Ciara to Leif, a young Northman leader. Leif should be
Ciara’s enemy, but when Ciara discovers that he, too, shares her
prophetic visions, she knows he’s something more. Leif is mounting an
impressive army, and with Ciara’s strength in battle the two might have a
chance to save their world.
With evil rising around them,
they’ll do what it takes to defend the land they love…even if it means
making the greatest sacrifice of all.
Raised to be a warrior,
seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an
ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple:
fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the
battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched
die five years ago.
Faced with her brother's betrayal, she must
survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where
every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she
delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan
thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her
beloved family.
She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her
brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible:
unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by
one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn
must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to
put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating.
