Editor: Joshua Gillingham
Author: Kaitlin Felix
Category: Historical Fiction
Age Range: 16+
Vibes: Salt-crusted Action, Intrigue and Betrayal, Historical Adventure, Empowered Women, Female Friendships, Vikings
In Short: Gyda Fiskwif and her all-female crew of seek to weave their own fate in the British Isles at the height of the Viking Age.
What It's About: At the height of the Viking Age, Gyda Fiskwif and her ragged crew of Norse women, known as Ran's Daughters, have carved a reputation for themselves as cunning merchants in the Viking Jarldoms of the British Isles. Their thread of good fortune is cut short when a trade deal in Al-Andalus ends disastrously. The dreams, desires, and destiny of every woman aboard are at stake as Gyda faces her greatest enemy yet: the shadow of her own greed and ambition.
