In the heart of the tumultuous kingdom of Uppsala, a gripping tale unfolds. Asta, one of the last surviving princesses, bears the scars of a brutal massacre ordered by the tyrannical King Hak of Aggersborg-a tragedy that claimed her father, King Erik, her mother, Queen Ragnhild, and her beloved twin sister, Frida. As the years pass, Asta, now a fierce and determined teenager, uncovers her extraordinary lineage as the last descendant of Magni, one of the legendary Aesir gods. Filled with unwavering resolve, she vows to reclaim her kingdom from the clutches of tyranny, confront Hak, and restore peace to her homeland.
But she won't face this monumental challenge alone. With the courageous Sigurd, the exiled prince of Odenberg, by her side, and a band of new allies rallying to her cause, Asta embarks on an epic adventure filled with danger, betrayal, and the promise of redemption. Will she rise to fulfill her destiny and save her kingdom, or will darkness prevail? The fate of Uppsala hangs in the balance as Asta's extraordinary journey begins!
Six hundred years ago, the world-- reborn from Ragnarok-- was nearly destroyed in an Uprising led by the Great Usurper, the Lord of All Evil, Vandr. The nine heroic Drakahalr rose to stop him, but could only imprison him before their deaths. Prophecy foretells of a time when they shall both return, and throw the world into a mighty war... But none of that is Bjalla's problem. Her issues come from being an escaped thrall, forced into pirating and working her fingers to the bone in the Black Markets. Stuck in her awful reality with her is her brother Jarl, and sister Alf, a long with their mother and grandparents. Jarl wants to be an einherjar, Alf a bard, and more than anything, Bjalla wishes to one day become a dragonrider-- a thought her siblings scoff at. When an opportunity presents itself to earn their freedom in a gladiatorial competition, the triplets leap at the chance: but it all may be for nothing, as they are unprepared. Jarl is strong, but undisciplined. Alf is smart, but her overconfidence leads to many mistakes. Bjalla is too weak, barely capable of lifting her sword, let alone swing it. And now she's found herself intrigued by the dangerous rogue Hrafnfar, the daemish dragonrider, against all of her mother's warnings. Their biggest problem is trusting their teammates. Thankfully, there's six months of training before the fights begin... but a little voice inside Bjalla's head that sounds horribly like the duke that imprisoned her keeps insisting that she will NEVER be good enough.