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Hild
Published 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 546 pages
Nebula · 2014
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Hild
Nicola Griffith
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3 award entries · 3 books · 1 wins · 1997–2023
Synopsis
In seventh-century Britain, young Hild is the niece of King Edwin of Northumbria and gifted with an uncanny ability to read the world around her. As she navigates the violent politics of warring Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, she must use her wits and growing reputation as a seer to survive — and shape the destiny of a nation.
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