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Evocative journey of a medieval seer's rise.

"Hild" can transport you back to the dramatic and transformative era of seventh-century Britain, where you'll traverse through lush prose alongside a character both mystic and grounded. As Nicola Griffith intricately weaves Hild's early years, you might find yourself not only captivated by the girl who would be Saint Hilda but also enriched by the detailed portrayal of a time teetering between old faiths and new orders. It’s a read for anyone intrigued by history painted with a personal touch.

  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (2014)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2013)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Fiction (2014)
  • Washington State Book Award for Fiction (2014)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Hild

Regular price RM14.50 MYR
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ISBN: 9781250056092
Authors: Nicola Griffith
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2014-10-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Historical Fantasy, War
Goodreads rating: 3.81
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Hild is born into a world in transition. In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, usually violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods’ priests are worrying. Edwin of Northumbria plots to become overking of the Angles, ruthlessly using every tool at his disposal: blood, bribery, belief. Hild is the king’s youngest niece. She has the powerful curiosity of a bright child, a will of adamant, and a way of seeing the world—of studying nature, of matching cause with effect, of observing human nature and predicting what will happen next—that can seem uncanny, even supernatural, to those around her. She establishes herself as the king’s seer. And she is indispensable—until she should ever lead the king astray. The stakes are life and death: for Hild, her family, her loved ones, and the increasing numbers who seek the protection of the strange girl who can read the world and see the future. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early medieval age—all of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by Nicola Griffith’s luminous prose. Recalling such feats of historical fiction as Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter, Hild brings a beautiful, brutal world—and one of its most fascinating, pivotal figures, the girl who would become St.
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Evocative journey of a medieval seer's rise.

"Hild" can transport you back to the dramatic and transformative era of seventh-century Britain, where you'll traverse through lush prose alongside a character both mystic and grounded. As Nicola Griffith intricately weaves Hild's early years, you might find yourself not only captivated by the girl who would be Saint Hilda but also enriched by the detailed portrayal of a time teetering between old faiths and new orders. It’s a read for anyone intrigued by history painted with a personal touch.

  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (2014)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2013)
  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Bisexual Fiction (2014)
  • Washington State Book Award for Fiction (2014)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Historical Fiction (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.