This is a world of blood, claws and sharp blades, a world of premature and painful death...
Rumours of war spread across the battlefield of Vigrid, where gods died centuries ago, and so glorious jarls and self-proclaimed kings summon their faithful. And while they scramble and hastily make new alliances, they are looking for anything that would strengthen their chances in the coming battles. The bones of dead gods, the magic-soaked blood of the tainted, or the dreaded monsters that rolled out of the Vaesen pit after the fall of Snakes - all of these can give them a significant advantage in the ensuing chaos, and perhaps even a coveted victory in the end.
Meanwhile, the indomitable Orc tracks down the murderers of her husband who have taken her only son, the runaway slave Varg finds himself among the Blood Oaths whose deeds are sung of by skalds around the evening fires, and the home of the brave shieldmaiden Elva becomes a drakkar full of fierce warriors. But a higher power has always ruled the strings of fate, and it has its own plans for the trio of unusual heroes...
The first volume of an award-winning fantasy saga set in a Norse world full of myth, magic and violence.
