A powerful epic fantasy for young adults and grown-ups alike. Born into a harsh and unforgiving world, Ainsha is groomed for a destiny it seems impossible for her to fulfil. Her father, a fierce warrior chieftan, cast her mother aside before Ainsha’s birth. Isolated and abandoned, Soraya raises her child as a boy, knowing that a son is prized but a daughter is worthless to the mountain chief. The one day Maghan comes to claim his child. When he learns that his precious heir is no heir at all, Maghan’s anger seems boundless. Yet Ainsha has a gift. Armed with her gift and her an inner steel, she makes her way in a world of pride, hate, betrayal and war. And discovers that she must confront Fate before she can embrace her destiny. The first book in the compelling trilogy, Ainsha's Story, from prize-winning Danish author Karen Skovmand. Completely revised for this first English edition, translated by the author.