Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bigandgt;andlt;bandgt;PART IIandlt;/bandgt;andlt;/bigandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London -- is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been shattered to dust. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from the remnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment. He must travel through Hel and back...to unite his country once again.
Synopsis
From the author of the critically-acclaimed award-winning "Smack" comes a novel set in the chaos of a ruined London in the not-too-distant future. Twins Siggy and Signy become entangled in family ties and the tragic rivalries that could destroy them both in a city that becomes a battle ground between two warring families of ruthless ganglords.
Synopsis
PART II
Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London -- is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been shattered to dust.
Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from theremnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment. He must travel through Hel and back...to unite his country once again.
Synopsis
PART II
Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member
of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London --
is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been
shattered to dust.
Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from the
remnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment.
He must travel through Hel and back...to unite his country once again.
Synopsis
PART II
Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London -- is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been shattered to dust.
Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from the remnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment. He must travel through Hel and back...to unite his country once again.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Melvin Burgessandlt;/bandgt; has produced a body of work that is both andlt;BRandgt;challenging and thrilling, including the seminal teen drug and love andlt;BRandgt;novels andlt;Iandgt;Smackandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Doing Itandlt;/iandgt;. His books have been adapted andlt;BRandgt;for film, stage, and television.