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Product Description Freya and the Valkyries must stop a war before two worlds are destroyed in this third book of an exciting series that School Library Journal described as perfect for “those looking for Rick Riordan read-alikes.” In the world of Asgard, living among Odin, Thor, and Loki, are the Valkyries of legend. They are Norse goddesses who reap the fallen souls from human battlefields and have the power to cause death with just one touch. At the end of The Runaway, Freya and the Valkyries were about to leave the human world when they learned that the Frost Giants, Fire Giants, and Dark Searchers had united to declare war on the Realms. Bitfrost, the legendary rainbow bridge linking the human world to Asgard, had been closed. With their only entry back to Asgard barred, how can the Valkyries get back to fight to protect their homeland? Loki claims he knows a secret route, but can they trust him? And even if they find a way—is there anything they can do to stop the war? As the War of the Realms spills over into Earth, Freya and the Valkyries must find a way to save not just the Norse world but the human world as well. With everything at stake, can Freya become the Hero she was destined to be? About the Author Kate O’Hearn was born in Canada, raised in New York City, and has traveled all over the United States. She currently resides in England. Kate is the author of the Pegasus series, the Shadow Dragon series, the Titans series, and the Valkyrie series. Visit her at KateOHearn.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. War of the Realms 1 “THIS IS IT,” FREYA WHISPERED to herself. “War in the realms.” It was too terrible to consider, but there was no avoiding it. The young Valkyrie stood outside the closed barn doors at Valhalla Valley, the home of her Earth family. She and Archie had been thrown out by Thor, who was furious with her and held her personally responsible for the start of the war. Thor was partly right, but she hadn’t intended anything like this to happen. All she had set out to do was free her twin brother, Kai, from the Keep of the Dark Searchers before he took his final vow and drank the potion that would destroy his voice forever. She couldn’t let him become one of the feared Dark Searchers without offering him the choice of another life. How could she have known that going to Utgard would cause so much trouble? After a few minutes, the barn door swung open and a large Dark Searcher shoved Kai and their young cousin Mims outside, to join Freya and her best friend, Archie. “I am no child!” Kai protested loudly as he tried to push his way back inside. “You cannot throw me out while the ‘adults’ talk. I am a Searcher; my place is in there with you!” The imposing Dark Searcher said nothing, but held up a warning finger to Kai. After a moment, he closed the door and they heard it lock behind him. “Thor is really mad.” Mims turned to Freya. “He’s blaming you for everything.” “Seems like they all are,” Archie added. “But if the Searchers in there hadn’t followed us from Utgard, Dirian would have killed them, too. They should be thanking us, not treating us like criminals.” Freya nodded and pressed her ear to the door. The discussions inside the barn were heating up as Asgardians, Angels of Death, and humans clashed. Thor was raging, and blaming Loki as much as he blamed Freya. “Thor is accusing Loki now,” Freya reported. “He’s saying that Loki and I went to Utgard to cause trouble.” “That’s a lie!” Archie said. A fist slammed against the other side of the door, knocking it into Freya’s cheek. “Ouch!” she cried. She rubbed her bruised cheek and punched the door back. A moment later it opened, and the same Dark Searcher who had evicted Kai and Mims poked his head out. He wasn’t wearing his helmet, and his dark blue eyes blazed in threat as he snarled, “You have caused enough trouble, Valkyrie. Leave here, now!” “Come,” Kai said to everyone. “If we are not welcome, we