Vampires of Valhalla

A newly turned vampire travels to the ends of the Earth to rescue her sister in this sweeping YA dark fantasy from a New York Times bestselling author.

For generations, the village of Hardholm has upheld a blood treaty with the vampire hordes that terrorize the settlements of the northern shores: Every Winter Solstice, six villagers must be sacrificed.

When sixteen-year-old Alys’s twin sister Isolde is named a blood tribute, Alys locks Isolde in a barn and passes herself off as the chosen one. But when the vampires violate the treaty and attack Hardholm, Isolde is taken captive and Alys is bitten by one of the pillagers.

Now, as she adjusts to her new vampiric abilities and thirsts, Alys must traverse the dangerous Nordic seas to reach the blood drinkers' island fortress in hopes of finding Isolde. There, deadly court politics, dark secrets, and forbidden attraction await. She encounters Livv, a fierce, beautiful vampire shipbuilder and Godwin, a handsome captive from Hardholm, and soon Alys finds herself torn between the two.

It will take all the strength Alys has to retain her sense of humanity, track down her sister, and keep her sights set on a hopeful future that might await them all somewhere across the dark seas . . . that is, if they can survive.

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