The Hawk Queen

by David Gemmel 2 books in this series

The Hawk Queen duology follows Sigarni, a young highland huntress who is drawn from obscurity into resistance against an occupying power. Her claim to an ancient royal line makes her a symbol before she is ready to become a ruler, and the first novel traces the cost of uniting divided clans behind her.

The second novel widens the story through gates between alternate worlds. Sigarni's legend intersects with another threatened highland society, where Caswallon and the remaining gatekeepers face invasion and supernatural danger. Together the books explore leadership, freedom and the uneasy transformation of a living woman into a national myth.

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Books in this series (2 books)

1. Ironhand’s Daughter

David Gemmel

First published 1995

4.6(987)

The highland clans have lived under Outlander rule since defeat at Colden Moor. Sigarni, a teenage huntress descended from the old royal line, wants no part in prophecy or politics, but her existence offers the occupied people a symbol around which resistance can gather. To unite…

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2. The Hawk Eternal

David Gemmel

First published 1995

4.6(977)

In another version of the highlands, the Aenir advance against clans too divided to resist them. Caswallon, a warrior, thief and outsider, recognises the scale of the danger while the last gatekeeper struggles to understand why the barriers between worlds are failing. Sigarni arrives through a…

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