The Raven Takes Flight: Sot, the black viking (1)

She was born a slave-but her sword will shape history.

1002, Attundaland, Sweden. A harsh winter grips the northern lands, where Norse warriors raid and powerful jarls scheme for dominance, their lives ruled by the sword and the old gods.

Sot, rescued as a child from the brutality of Danish slave markets, grows up under the fierce protection of Roar Bjornsson, a famed warrior and trader. Known for her dark skin and amber eyes-marks of a distant land she cannot remember-Sot is both admired and...