The Last Wife of Attila the Hun - Softcover

Schweighardt, Joan

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9780692734575: The Last Wife of Attila the Hun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692734570 ISBN 13: 9780692734575

Publisher: Five Directions Press, 2016

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Two threads are flawlessly woven together in this sweeping historical novel. In one, Gudrun, a Burgundian noblewoman, dares to enter the City of Attila to give its ruler what she hopes is a cursed sword; the second reveals the unimaginable events that have driven her to this mission. Based in part on the true history of the times and in part on the same Nordic legends that inspired Wagner’s Ring Cycle and other great works of art, The Last Wife of Attila the Hun offers readers a thrilling story of love, betrayal, passion and revenge, all set against an ancient backdrop itself gushing with intrigue.

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About the Author:

Author of THE LAST WIFE OF ATTILA THE HUN and other novels, including THE ACCIDENTAL ART THIEF and VIRTUAL SILENCE.

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"One of the greatest of the [German heroic] legends from a woman's perspective, with emotion as well as action, bringing new meaning to an ancient tale." --Diana L. Paxson, author of the Wodan's Childrentrilogy, co-author of the NYT bestseller Priestess of Avalon_____________________________________________________________________________________________"The entire tale is related in a lean and powerful prose style that consistently finds the perfect mix of quasi-fantasy and gritty history."--Historical Novel Society____________________________________________________________________________________________"An epic delivered in lucid and lyric verse...a mesmerizing story deserving to be read aloud and celebrated like all the world's best tales."--Julie Shigekuni, author of A Bridge Between Us, Invisible Gardens and Unending Nora_____________________________________________________________________________________________"A deeply moving, perfectly written story that is both deeply rooted in history, legend and myth, and very much a story of today." --CompulsiveReader ____________________________________________________________________________________________"A riveting historical fantasy that deserves a place on the bookshelf."--Literary Fiction Review___________________________________________________________________________________________Winner of ForeWord Book of the Year and Independent Publishers awards

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