Shield MaidenBoth epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines Beowulf from the perspective of a young woman reclaiming her power. All her life, Fryda has longed to be a shield maiden, an honor reserved for Geatlands mightiest warriors. When a childhood accident leaves her tragically injured and unfit for the battlefield, her dreams are dashedor so she thinks. But a strange, unfathomable power is awakening within her, a power that