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Shield Maiden

Sharon Emmerichs

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English
Head of Zeus
31 January 2023
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER

'A heroine with a generous spirit, an unshakable will and a dragon's fury.' H. M. Long

All her life, Fryda has longed to be a shield maiden – an honour reserved for Geatland’s mightiest warriors. Though a terrible childhood injury has deemed her unfit for battle, she can secretly feel an uncontrollable force stirring within her...

And it’s not long before her new-found powers are revealed. For when guests descend to celebrate her uncle King Beowulf’s reign, she discovers treachery is afoot. When an enraged Fryda resolves to fight for her people, her powers seem only to grow. But she is not the only one to feel its effects – buried deep in a gilded lair, a dragon is drawn to Fryda’s untamed power, and is slowly awakening from a long, cursed sleep...

‘Casts a superb spell... Shimmering with detail, with a propulsive plot to match.' D.K. Fields

'Fantastic fun... An entrancing story of power and peril, presenting a side to the sagas we have never seen before.' Ian Green
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Imprint:   Head of Zeus
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   UK Airports
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 148mm, 
ISBN:   9781804545560
ISBN 10:   1804545562
Pages:   416
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sharon Emmerichs was born in Sweden to American parents and grew up in Wisconsin near Lake Michigan. She confounded her kindergarten teachers by showing up to school able to read and has spent most of her life with her nose in a book and a pen in her hand. She has been a writer all her life, from the time she scribbled 'words' and pictures on pieces of paper, stapled them together, and called it a book. Her love of stories later translated into an English degree, and then she went on to get her MA and PhD in medieval and early modern literature... and because she collects degrees the way some people collect stamps or baseball cards, she will soon graduate with her creative writing MFA in fiction. She currently teaches Shakespeare and early British literature to university students in beautiful Alaska, where she lives with Juneau, the derpiest Siberian husky ever.

Reviews for Shield Maiden

A rousing and romantic mythological fantasy that boasts a heroine with a generous spirit, an unshakable will and a dragon's fury -- H. M. Long Casts a superb spell... Shimmering with detail, with a propulsive plot to match -- D.K. Fields Fantastic fun... An entrancing story of power and peril, presenting a side to the sagas we have never seen before -- Ian Green


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