FROM THE LEGEND OF THE VOLSUNGS COMES THE STORY OF MYTHICAL HERO SIGURD AS HE JOINS THE OLD WORLD SAGA!
Before
The Old World Saga Book Four: Fall Silver Artemis
- get ready for a unique entry to the series in this first full novella by
Joel Preston
! Get to know the famous hero Sigurd before he joins the rest of the characters in The Old World Saga.
Earth's Mightiest Warrior
leads straight into
Fall Silver Artemis
, however, fans of Norse mythology won't want to skip this retelling of the famous Germanic myth.
This novella can be read as a stand-alone story as we follow Sigurd's journey through life. Sigurd who grew up in Denmark, then rode to war to avenge his father. Read as he meets Odin, slays the dragon Fafnir and falls in love.
Then, read as events started in
Rise Golden Apollo
catch up with Sigurd's peaceful afterlife. The war between Heaven and the old gods arrives in the Norse underworld, and even in death Sigurd is forced to fight again.
-THE BLURB-
Sigurd of the Volsung line was born to be the most noble and heroic of men. When his father dies in battle, Sigurd's mother is taken in by a King Alf of Denmark. Sigurd is raised by his foster father Regin, who forges him a powerful sword from the shards of his father's broken blade. Using his sword and commanding an army, Sigurd rides to war and victory. His next challenge is the slaying of the evil dragon Fafnir, which only serves to further his legend.Sigurd marries Gudrun, a princess of Burgundy. Though he wins many battles and goes on several adventures through ancient Europe, treachery and betrayal find him back at home. With a sword in his chest, Sigurd passes into the afterlife.
Though his story is not yet over. Sigurd's soul enter the realm of Hel, the Norse underworld. At last he can exist away from war and duty. A spiritual cataclysm occurs when the Underworld is attacked by foreign forces. Sigurd's peace is destroyed, and he again must take up arms against a greater foe than he's ever faced.Surviving as a rat in the walls of the new Hell, Sigurd must earn his reputation as a hero and leader against the forces of darkness in the new order of things. In death, Sigurd's new journey has only just begun.
This novella has a lot of easter eggs for The OId World Saga, so you won't want to skip it!