Into Valhalla
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Last published Thu, Oct 29, 2020
"History is a house with many rooms."
The past has always had a great hold on Harlow. But in a grim present where the nature of truth is duplicitous, the past can be a dangerous thing. Barred from academia for a controversial thesis, she awaits the oblivion of the future. That is, until a former professor offers her a chance for further research "off the books." She is not to know the nature of this research. She cannot ask questions.
There is a place in the state known as former Sweden. A house, where history unfolds. A nexus, where two worlds meet. Here, along with a team of rogue physicists, linguists, historians, and poets, Harlow finds herself living not one life, but two. In one she is an outlaw. In the other she is an alien. In both she is in grave danger.
But her desire for freedom drives her, and her unexpected ties to an ever silent man bind her to this unfamiliar place. To survive, she must fight for what she believes in. Her battle for truth will echo across time.
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