A Valkyrie's Vengeance

Talia Clayton

Jun 2023 · Talia Clayton

About this ebook

Vera should not be alive.

Yet, here she is, dragging herself across the galaxy searching for survivors. The two-hundred-year-old Valkyrie knew the moment she woke up on a planet of ash and death that her homeworld, Asgard, is gone. The devastation, known as Ragnarok, swept through Asgard, brought on by none other than Loki, the god of mischief. That arrogant bastard brought the fire giants of Muspelheim to wipe out the entire population, and their flames consumed everything. 

Still, Vera will not give up hope that survivors are out there, somewhere in the Nine Realms. She watched the space transports take off with her own eyes. One of those transports held her dearest sister, Edda. Vera will tear the worlds apart to be reunited with her. With the help of an annoyingly stoic Elven swordsman and a burlesque-dancing human, Vera sets off to search the Nine Realms for Asgardian survivors and her sister.

But something darker lurks in the Nine Realms, whispering doom for all the planets in the galaxy. Vera might be the only one who can save them—but don’t get too excited.

She is never the hero. She is winged death.

Ratings and reviews

For only getting to spend a few hundred pages with these characters, I think they were fleshed out really well. We get a lot of Vera's backstory, as well as insight of her thoughts. I really enjoyed the development of Mai's relationship with Vera, but I wanted more of her own personal growth. Braun was the other way around for me, I wanted more time to realize his relationship with Vera while I think his background and motivations were well addressed. The pace of the first two-thirds of the book felt good, but I feel like the build-up to the climax and the ending were perhaps a little rushed. I wish we had more time to let these events play out and dive more in depth. Overall, I enjoyed the characters and ideas in this story. The only things I'd ask for more of is time between some of our big events to let our characters properly respond. *I received this ARC for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.

About the author

Talia Clayton is a California native living in San Francisco. When she isn’t writing, reading, or working she spends time with friends and family and enjoys trying new restaurants, exploring coffee shops, and browsing bookstores.