Rowena's Song

At the tender age of four, voices on the wind coerced Rowena into using the forbidden magic of galdera, resulting in the Massacre of Finnesburg. She upholds an oath to never sing spell-words again. Now nineteen, Rowena is a failed peace-weaver. Unwed and ashamed, Rowena weaves sails for her father's growing fleet of dragon-ships. But the past refuses to remain buried, and Rowena's voice is straining to be heard.

After the dragon-ships are stolen under horrific circumstances, Rowena and a crew of mercenaries sail west with two handsome envoys from Briton. But an old blood feud, dark magic, and undead monsters loom on the horizon. After years of silence, can Rowena trust galdera to save her tribe from the forces intent on their destruction? Or will the magic of the north doom them all?

Rowena's Song is the first book in the lyrical Mother of the English Nation trilogy, retelling the legend of Hengest and Horsa from a female perspective.