Kingmaker – The Raven’s Bloody Crown

Axel Martens

Type: ARC
Genre: Fantasy
Word count: 120,000

Warnings: Graphic violence

Come along into the frozen North and meet Bergrún—a black witch by choice, and sometimes a good person by accident. In a world that scorns ambitious girls, she embraced the dark powers of Norse magic. Bergrún seeks justice with ruthless determination until the capricious Norns throw her into the path of Rikard—an idealistic young Viking warrior who upends her world.

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The Norns haven’t been kind to Bergrún. In a world that scorns ambitious girls, Bergrún was never given a chance. Bullied and cast aside, she turned to the dark powers of ancient Norse magic not just for revenge, but for justice. To forge a new order from the ashes of the old—a future she would rule—the witch seeks a Viking chieftain to conquer her homeland and crown her queen.

But when the capricious Norns throw her into the path of the young and idealistic warrior Rikard, Bergrún must choose between her ruthless mission and an unexpected alliance. Can she manipulate the threads of fate and claim her bloody crown, or will the old gods and her own heart conspire against her?

If you love your fantasy gritty, your characters complex, your adventures full of twists and intrigue, and your stakes as high as the ravens fly, then this story is for you.

Axel Martens has always been drawn to the shadowy corners of fantasy, where heroes aren’t perfect and villains have their own stories. A lifelong bookworm, he traded childhood bedtime stories for audiobooks during his commute to NYC. When not weaving intricate plots or wrangling a day job at Google, Axel loves exploring the world. Drawing inspiration from the stark beauty of Iceland and the haunting castles of Scotland, his Heillaður Saga, of which Kingmaker – The Raven’s Bloody Crown is the gripping second installment, is a fascinating journey into the gray areas between good and evil.

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