The saga of the Choosers of the Slain continues.Battle-lord Odin is amassing all his divine power against rebellious Brynhild and Thora, his former Valkyries. He has done everything he can to drive a wedge between the two friends and battle mates: He encouraged Thora's children to murder Brynhild's lover Siegfried and vengeance is due-if Brynhild can bring herself to live through her own grief. Working to save their children from the War Lord's hands brings them together, as does a new threat from the east: Attila and his Huns.Can old crones' wisdom and magic stand against the Gods and renew the world?