<B>A bold and blood-hungry retelling of the King Arthur legend from the critically acclaimed author of <I>The Boneless Mercies</I>.</B><BR/><BR/> On the heels of a devastating plague, <B>Torvi’s</B> sister <B>Morgunn</B> is stolen from the family farm by <B>Uther</B>, a flame-loving wolf-priest who leads a pack of ragged, starving girls.<BR/><BR/> Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever known and joins a shaven-headed druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They set out on a quest to rescue Torvi’s sister, and find a mythical sword. On their travels, Torvi and her companions will face wild, dangerous magic that leads to love, joy, tragedy, and death. . .<BR/><BR/> Torvi set out to rescue a sister, but she may find it’s merely the first step toward a life that is grander and more glorious than anything she could have imagined.