Song of the Huntress

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ancient Britain
Author_Lucy Holland
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character-driven
Cornwall
epic fantasy
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fairytale
feminist
folk tale
folklore
heroic fantasy
magic
mythology
retelling
romance
Saxons
strong female character

Product details

  • ISBN 9781529077438
  • Weight: 296g
  • Dimensions: 131 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 15 May 2025
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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‘A beguiling blend of Dark Ages history, strong heroines and magic . . . Captivating’
DAILY MAIL

Lucy Holland, the bestselling author of Sistersong, transforms the story of Herla and the Wild Hunt into a rich, feminist fantasy in this stunning tale of two great warriors, a war-torn land and an ancient magic that is slowly awakening.


Britain, 60 AD. Hoping to save her lover and her land from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the Otherworld King. She becomes Lord of the Hunt and for centuries she rides, reaping wanderers’ souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield – a Saxon queen with ice-blue eyes.

Queen Æthelburg of Wessex is a proven fighter, but after a battlefield defeat she finds her husband’s court turning against her. Yet King Ine needs Æthel more than ever: the dead kings of Wessex are waking, and Ine must master his bloodline’s ancient magic if they are to survive.

When their paths cross, Herla knows it’s no coincidence. Something dark and dangerous is at work in the Wessex court. As she and Æthel grow closer, Herla must find her humanity – and a way to break the curse – before it’s too late.

‘Magic, myth, political intrigue and a fierce and unique love story . . . I devoured it’
CASSANDRA CLARE, author of Sword Catcher

Lucy Holland is a former Waterstones bookseller and has a BA in English and Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She went on to complete an MA in Creative Writing under Andrew Motion in 2010. Lucy lives in Devon and co-hosts Breaking the Glass Slipper, an award-winning feminist podcast. She is the author of Sistersong.

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