Song of the Huntress

A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a dark, feminist fantasy set amidst the legends and beauty of ancient Britain. Britain, 60 AD. Hoping to save her lover and her land from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the Otherworld King. She becomes Lord of the Hunt and for centuries she rides, reaping wanderers` souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield - a Saxon queen with ice-blue eyes. Queen AEthelburg of Wessex is a proven fighter, but after a battlefield defeat she finds her husband`s court turning against her. Yet King Ine needs AEthel more than ever: the dead kings of Wessex are waking, and Ine must master his bloodline`s ancient magic if they are to survive. When their paths cross, Herla knows it`s no coincidence. Something dark and dangerous is at work in the Wessex court. As she and AEthel grow closer, Herla must find her humanity - and a way to break the curse - before it`s too late.