Elfgift

<p><strong>Elfgift's father is the king but his mother was not the queen.</strong></p><p><strong> She was a beautiful elf-woman: pagan and not even human.</strong></p><p> </p><p> But the king on his death-bed leaves his kingdom to Elfgift the 'elf's-get.'</p><p> From that moment Elfgift's three royal half-brothers want him dead.<br><br>Armed warriors arrive at Elfgift's farm while he is away hunting. He returns to find his home burned and his people slaughtered.<br><br>Alone he faces enemies who want his head.<br><br>His only ally comes from the wood: Jarnseaxa the Battle-woman as Elvish as his mother.<br><br><strong>Can she help him gain revenge and a crown? Or is she as great a threat as his royal brothers?<br><br>A Gothic Dark-Age fantasy.</strong></p>