Song of the Huntress

The acclaimed author of Sistersong transforms the story of Herla and the Wild Hunt into a rich,feminist fantasy in this stunning tale of two great warriorsa war-torn landand an ancient magic that is slowly awakening. Britain60AD. Hoping to save her loverher landand her people from the RomansHerla makes a desperate pact with the king of the Otherworld. But years pass unheeded in his realmand she escapes to find everyone she loved long dead. Cursed to wield his bladeshe becomes Lord of the Hunt. And for centuriesshe ridesleading her immortal warriors and reaping wanderers’ souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield–a Saxon queen with ice-blue eyes. Queen ├åthelburg of Wessex is a proven fighter. But when she leads her forces to disaster in battleher husband’s court turns against her. Yet King Ine needs ├åthel more than ever. Something dark and dangerous is at work in the Wessex court. His own brother seeks to usurp him. And their only hope is the magic in Ine’s bloodline that’s lain dormant since ancient days. The moment she and ├åthel meetHerla knows it’s no coincidence. The dead kings are waking. The Otherworld seeks to riseto bring the people of Britain under its dominion. And as Herla and ├åthel grow closerHerla must find her humanity–and a way to break the curse–before it’s too late.