Series: Book 1 in the Dark Sun Dawn series
Rating: ***
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction
Summary
Rayden Valkyrie. She walks alone, serving no king,
emperor, or master. Forged in the fires of tragedy, she has
no place she truly calls home. A deadly warrior wielding both blade and axe, Rayden is
the bane of the wicked and corrupt. To many others, she is
the most loyal and dedicated of friends, an ally who is
unyielding in the most dangerous of circumstances. The people of the far southern lands she has just aided
claim that she has the heart of a lion. For Rayden, a long
journey to the lands of the far northern tribes who adopted
her as a child beckons, with an ocean lying in between. Her path will lead her once more into the center of a
maelstrom, one involving a rising empire that is said to be
making use of the darkest kinds of sorcery to grow its power.
Making new friends and discoveries amid tremendous peril,
Rayden makes her way to the north. Monstrous beasts, supernatural powers, and the bloody
specter of war have been a part of her world for a long time
and this journey will be no different. Rayden chooses the
battles that she will fight, whether she takes up the cause
of one individual or an entire people. Both friends and enemies alike will swiftly learn that the
people of the far southern lands spoke truly. Rayden Valkyrie
has the heart of a lion.