
On a frozen plain scarred with the bodies of fallen warriors, a lone Norse fighter named Amra surveys the ruin of a savage clash. The clatter of swords has faded, leaving only a bleak sun that turns blood‑stained snow into a glittering white sea. Amid the dead he confronts a rival whose red hair and horned helm mark him as a god‑like champion of Vanaheim.
When the fight ends, a radiant, veil‑clad woman appears, her ivory skin and shifting, multicolored hair casting a hypnotic glow over the desolation. She speaks with a voice like a silver harp, yet there is a cruel edge that hints at hidden power and ancient rivalry. Amra, wounded and bewildered, must decide whether to trust this ethereal stranger or treat her as yet another enemy of the northern gods.
Language
en
Duration
~19 minutes (18K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2013-05-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1906–1936
Best known for creating Conan the Barbarian, this Texas-born pulp writer packed his stories with action, strange worlds, and a fierce sense of adventure. In just a short life, he helped shape the modern sword-and-sorcery tradition.
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