Saga of the Unfated · Book 1
A Fate Inked in Blood
- Published
- 27 February 2024
- Pages
- 414
- ISBN-13
- 9780593599839
- Type
- novel
About this book
A Fate Inked in Blood opened Danielle L. Jensen's Saga of the Unfated in February 2024 at 414 pages, introducing Freya, a secret child of the goddess Hlin hiding her forbidden shield-maiden magic until a duel exposes it and draws the attention of the local jarl, Snorri, and an old prophecy about Skaland's fate.
Its place in Saga of the Unfated
A Fate Inked in Blood is book 1 in the Saga of the Unfated series. It is followed by A Curse Carved in Bone. See the full Saga of the Unfated reading order.
Freya has spent her marriage gutting fish and hiding what she is: a secret child of the goddess Hlin, forbidden the shield-maiden's life she actually wants. When a duel forces her dormant magic into the open -- a shield of pure light -- her husband's betrayal exposes her to Snorri, the local jarl, who believes an old prophecy about a shield-maiden destined to unite Skaland points straight at her. He claims Freya as his own, and assigns his son Bjorn, a battle-tested warrior and child of the war god Tyr, to train…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780593599839
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780593599846
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