Shield Maiden
If you love mythological retellings and revisitings, look no further. Told from the perspective of Beowulf’s niece, this epic narrative woven with feminist themes is Madeline Miller’s Circe meets Vikings. It’s hard to get more appealing than that.
Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines Beowulf from the perspective of a young woman reclaiming her power.
All her life, Fryda has longed to be a shield maiden, an honor reserved for Geatland’s mightiest warriors. When a childhood accident leaves her tragically injured and unfit for the battlefield, her dreams are dashed—or so she thinks. But a strange, unfathomable power is awakening within her, a power that will soon be put to the test.
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