In a land where elves and ice giants have long competed for food and resources, a brave young elf is the only one in her community who envisions a solution that doesn't bring war upon two peoples.
The young elf Edda is the daughter of a seer and a bard--and she's inherited both of her parents' gifts. When her starving community decides the only way to avoid destruction is by starting a war with their ancient enemies the ice giants, she is the only one who sees another way-and she will need all her gifts of both poetry and prophecy to bring it to life.
Told in the style of an Old Norse ballad, Sk ldssp is a coming-of-age novel in verse about an elven girl on the cusp of womanhood determined to save her people from an unending cycle of war--and prove that the voice of one is capable of shaping Fate.