![]() After being stripped of her priestess collar and banished from the Hall for her disobedience, Hessa went to a shrine to plead with her goddess for mercy. A few years before, Eang had tasked her with killing a man who would come to the Hall of Smoke, but on the day he arrived, Hessa welcomed him as a guest before she realized who he was-and could not bring herself to break Hearth Law and murder the kindly visitor when she realized he was the one she’d been commanded to kill. The main story begins several years later with Hessa begging her goddess to spare her life. She and a cousin with the same gift were sent to the Hall of Smoke, where the High Priestess trained them to wield their power. Later, Hessa was told she was one of those who possessed the goddess’ Fire, hot magic with a variety of purposes including slaying one’s enemies, healing oneself, and writing runes. During her fifth year, she killed two raiders attacking her family, though she did not not understand how she did so and could only remember the feeling of heat in her blood and mouth afterward. Hessa was only a child when she learned she was destined to serve Eang, Goddess of War. ![]() Long’s Viking-inspired epic fantasy debut novel, follows a priestess of the Goddess of War as she tries to set things right after having failed her deity-and discovers there’s far more to her world and its pantheon than she’s been taught when she becomes entangled in a war between the gods of the Old and New Worlds. ![]() As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]()
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