Author(s): Donna Jo Napoli
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2008-04-07
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 21mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Illustrations: 1 map

Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in medieval Ireland. But all of this is suddenly meaningless when she is kidnapped and taken aboard a Viking slave ship. Thrown into a new and unknown world, amongst people her former country's laws regarded as less than human, Melorka must learn quickly if she is to survive. Taking a vow of silence, however, she finds herself an object of fascination to her captors, and she soon realises that what little power she has may just make a difference.

Based on an ancient Icelandic folktale, this is a heart-breaking story of a young girl who must learn to forget all she knows and carve out a place for herself in a new world - all without speaking a word.