Hi, YABCers!
Today we’re super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for
Children of Ragnarok (Cinda Williams Chima)
releasing on November 8, 2022 from Balzer&Bray div of HarperCollins.
Before we get to the cover, here’s a note from Cinda Williams Chima:
A few years ago, while dabbling in genealogy, I had my DNA tested. I thought I had a pretty good idea of where my ancestors came from, but, there, amid the expected England, Ireland, and Scotland, was Scandinavia.
Scandinavia? What did Scandinavia have to do with me? Hint: no one would mistake me for a shield-maiden. I’d heard that the Vikings were bands of pirates who traveled the world, pillaging, plundering, and slaughtering, then returning with their loot to their homes in the north. Could it be that I descend from pillagers and plunderers?
Man, hope so! The Vikings were survivors. Their homelands were dealt a hard hand—an unforgiving climate and limited arable land. So they built ships that opened the world to them.
That history appealed to me. All of my stories are about survivors—thieves, pirates, teen warriors, street musicians, vagabonds, hedge witches, and, yes, princesses—who find a way to succeed in the face of impossible challenges—magical and otherwise. History is never made by those who hunker down and suffer. I’m hard on my characters—I often say that you don’t want to be a character in one of my books.But I hope you’ll be willing to step into their world and travel alongside them and share their journey for a little while.
Ready to see?
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Here it is!
Cover designer/artist credit: Kim Ekdahl
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Title of the book: Children of RagnarokAuthor’s name: Cinda Williams ChimaRelease date: 11/8/22Publisher: Balzer&Bray div of HarperCollinsISBN: ISBN 978-0-06-301868-6About The Book:
Ever since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos–the human realm of the Midlands has become a dangerous place, bereft of magic, where most lead lives of desperation.
Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones. Between fishing, going vikingr, and working his modir’s farm, the family has remained prosperous. But Eiric stands to lose everything when he’s convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is his half-systir, Liv, whose interest in seidr, or magic, has made her a figure of suspicion. Then a powerful jarl steps in: he will pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove—the rich stronghold of the wyrdspinners, the last practitioners of sorcery.
Spellsinger, musician, and runecaster Reggin Eiklund has spent her life traveling from town to town, performing at alehouses all for the benefit of her master, Asger, the fire demon she is desperate to escape. Then after one performance that amazes even Reggin herself, two wyrdspinners in the audience make her an irresistible offer: return with them to the temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger.
Eiric, Liv, and Reggin’s journeys converge in New Jotunheim, the site of the Temple at the Grove, a paradise fueled by magic. They soon realize that a great evil lurks beneath the dazzling surface, and that old betrayals and long-held grudges may fuel another cataclysmic war. It will require every gift and weapon at their command to prevent it.
Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series.
About The Author: Cinda Williams Chima
Cinda Williams Chima nearly failed first grade because she was always daydreaming instead of listening. By junior high, she got in trouble for writing novels in class. Yet the magic of books took her from first grade failure to first generation college graduate to college professor to New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of YA Fantasy novels. Her books include the Seven Realms, Heir Chronicles, and Shattered Realms series. Her new duology, Runestone Saga, marries Norse mythology and witchcraft with her usual mingle of magic, swordplay, romance and cut-throat politics.
Visit her at http://www.cindachima.com You can also find her on Twitter (@cindachima) and Instagram here http://instagram.com/cindachima
*Giveaway Details*Three lucky winners will receive either an e-galley or an audio galley of Children of Ragnarok when they are available. (Cinda Williams Chima) ~ US/CAN Only
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Love Cinda’s cover. Can’t wait to read her book.
Cinda is an amazing author and worldbuilder. This cover is gorgeous and it makes waiting for November that much longer!!