Song of the Huntress: A captivating folkloric fantasy of treachery, loyalty and lost love
English
By (author): Lucy Holland
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SISTERSONG
'Magic, myth, political intrigue, and a fierce and unique love story . . . I devoured it' Cassandra Clare, author of Sword Catcher
A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a dark, feminist fantasy set amidst the legends and beauty of ancient Britain.
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 husbands court turning against her. Yet King Ine needs Æthel more than ever: the dead kings of Wessex are waking, and Ine must master his bloodlines ancient magic if they are to survive.
When their paths cross, Herla knows its 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 its too late.
'Striking, bold and beautifully written Angela Slatter, author of The Briar Book of the Dead