{"product_id":"the-valkyrie-by-kate-heartfield-9780008567774","title":"The Valkyrie","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest epics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrynhild\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGudrun\u003c\/strong\u003e is a princess of Burgundy, a daughter of the Rhine, a prize for an invading king – a king whose brother Attila has other plans, and a dragon to call upon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: \u003cstrong\u003eSigurd\u003c\/strong\u003e, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556131623148,"sku":"9780008567774","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/511853482191.jpg?v=1750136325","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-valkyrie-by-kate-heartfield-9780008567774","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}