On the cold coast of northern Scandinavia, a princess awakens to a savage legacy-and is hunted by her own people. My entire life has been a lie. Princess of Lofoten, heiress of Borg, Jarl of Hålogaland one day-none of that is real. The truth is … darker. When I learn who I really am, it awakens something within me. Something frightening. Something violent. I've always had a temper. There's enough young men with missing teeth who can attest to that. But this is different. This rage. This hunger. This intense thirst for blood. I'm losing control-and people are dying. Those who loved me now look at me with fear in their eyes. They whisper about me. About my father. About the sword he left behind. A cursed sword that demands bloodshed. Tyrfing.