Runes and Red Sails : Jarlstad Bookworks LLC : 9780999656914 : 22 Dec 2017 : Dive into the thrilling first novel in the new fantasy adventure epic, the Queenmaker series! Welcome to Heimgard! Aelfhild always tried to keep her world small. She served the future queen; she did her duty. She kept quiet. But the world had other plans. When the assassins came for her mistress, there was only one choice: run. Swept into a world of longships and bloodthirsty raiders, of sky-splitting storms and heaving seas, of old gods and treachery, Aelfhild has to find her footing--and fast. She'll tangle with scheming lords and stand alongside stoic shieldmaidens. She'll raise a mug with drunken warrior-poets and set sail for unknown lands with a crew of restless misfits. It's going to take all the strength and courage she can muster. And more than a little luck. Surviving in the world of Heimgard is one thing, but keeping the true heir to the throne alive long enough to see the crown? That's another