Hervor's crimes come back to haunt her, but it's her lover Starkad who suffers.
He is trapped in a world of nightmares. To save him, she must travel to a land of ice and cold to slay a witch-queen.
Without Starkad, how can Hervor face horrors beyond all she has ever known?
A dark fantasy, gritty retelling of Norse mythology by mythic fantasy author Matt Larkin.
This epic fantasy series includes:
Days of Endless Night
Days of Bloody Thrones
Days of Frozen Hearts
Days of Fading Dreams
Days of Broken Oaths
PRAISE FOR THE WORLD OF ESCHATON CYCLE EPIC FANTASY SERIES:
“He takes mythology and lore, stories and peoples and gods you might have heard of and twists them, and makes them uniquely his. His retellings are some of the best I’ve ever read, and the amount of research he puts into each one of his books is staggering.” - Sarah Chorn via Goodreads
“The story itself is complex and it is extremely well crafted. ” - FantasyBookNerd via Goodreads
“Matt Larkin, is arguably the current master of the Mythic Legend genre. He has created the far reaching Eschaton Cycle that interweaves religions, myths, and legends of cultures and people through out time and across the face of the Earth as we know it.” - Dale Russel via Goodreads
“Scenes so vividly detailed it paints a fantastic backdrop and tosses in some spice to add flavor to the mix. ” - Kaye via Goodreads
For fans of:
R. Scott Bakker
Guy Gavriel Kay
Madeline Miller
Steven Erikson
Sue Lynn Tan
Katherine Arden
Jennifer Saint
Tashi Suri
Joe Abercrombie
Juliet Marillier
Wesley Chu
Michael Fletcher
Giles Kristian
Christopher Buehlman
George R.R. Martin
James Islington
Janny Wurts
Brent Weeks
Ed McDonald
Keywords related to this epic fantasy series:
Norse myth, Germanic myth, dark fantasy books, epic sagas, free epic fantasy books, myths and legends, retellings, folklore, fairytales, mythology, grimdark, epic fantasy, epic free, omnibus set, omnibus bundle, sword and sorcery, fantasy stories, omnibus collection, historical fantasy
Along with his wife and daughter, Matt lives as a digital nomad, traveling the world while researching for his novels. He enjoys reading, loves video games, and relaxes by binge watching Netflix with his wife.
Matt writes retellings of mythology as dark, gritty fantasy. His passions of myths, philosophy, and history inform his series. He strives to combine gut-wrenching action with thought-provoking ideas and culturally resonant stories.