Pudelek invokes a believable representation of these mythological beings in a modern setting and provides a contextually realistic interpretation of the lore surrounding them. The huldra, rusalki, harpies, mermaids, and succubi have enough differences in customs and culture to remain distinct from each other and yet there remains a strong sense of sisterhood between the groups. Pudelek’s use of the Hunters as a metaphor for the patriarchy is effective while still being subtle. The further Faline gets from home, the deeper and more shocking the secrets she discovers.Ī promising debut from Rachel Pudelek, Freyja’s Daughter is an immersive Urban Fantasy novel with a satisfying feminist theme. Faline has no choice but to leave her region without Hunter permission to seek out the succubi in Oregon. The Hunters refuse to help Faline find Shawna and she can’t approach the police. When Faline’s sister, Shawna, is abducted, Faline is certain it’s the work of the succubi. This is how it has been for centuries, since the time the Hunters saved the Wild Women from destroying themselves through their bitter rivalries.
Her kind, as well as the succubi, rusalki, mermaids, and harpies are known as Wild Women, mythological beings that live among us under the rule of their self-proclaimed guardians-the Hunters. That is, if she can keep them from killing each other.Faline Frey is a bounty hunter and a huldra. To unite her enemies against their common foe, Faline will need to convince the Wild Women to do the one thing she fears most-exhume their power buried deep beneath centuries of oppression. The Hunters are on her tail and the one person offering to help is her ex-lover, Officer David Garcia, who has just enough ties to the supernatural world to hang her with. Now her sister is missing, along with Wild Women from all over the country. No sense in catching the unwanted attention of her local Hunter authority, a group of holy soldiers born to police the supernatural and keep Wild Women-huldras, mermaids, succubae, rusalki and harpies-in check.Īll that changes the night she heads out for a date, hoping to get lucky. Well behaved women seldom make history, but they still end up as the monsters in folklore.įaline Frey is a bounty-hunter, more comfortable relying on perp files and handcuffs than using her huldra powers to take down a suspect. Launching a new fierce-feminist fantasy series, FREYJA’S DAUGHTER introduces us to Faline Frey, a bounty hunter and member of the Washington huldra coterie, who must unite the succubae, harpies, mermaids, and rusalki to rescue her sister and escape the clutches of the Hunters, the mysterious men who have been controlling the Wild Women for centuries.
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