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Emmy Laybourne
Emmy Laybourne is the author of the popular YA fantasy series Kisses and Curses. If you enjoy magical adventures with a touch of romance, you'll want to check out her work.
Berserker
Synopsis
Hanne carries the Nytte, an ancestral Viking blood-gift, and hers manifests as the Berserker curse: when she or someone she loves is threatened, she becomes an unstoppable, lethal fighter with no memory of what she's done. After she kills three men attacking her father, Hanne and her three siblings flee Norway for the American frontier, searching for the uncle who might teach her to control the power before it controls her. Guided by a cowboy named Owen, the family crosses the 1880s West pursued by a Norwegian baron who collects people like them, facing wild terrain, winter storms, and the long arm of the law along the way.
Genres
Characters
HanneProtagonist
Eldest daughter whose Nytte manifests as the Berserker curse — she becomes an unstoppable killer when loved ones are threatened.
StiegSupporting
Hanne's older brother, a weather-controlling Storm-Rend.
KnutSupporting
Hanne's younger brother, an immensely strong Oar-Breaker.
SisselSupporting
The youngest sibling, who shows no sign of the Nytte.
OwenSupporting
A cowboy hired to guide the siblings safely across the American frontier.
Frequently asked questions
Is Berserker a standalone or part of a series?
Berserker is the first book in Emmy Laybourne's Berserker duology, followed by Ransacker. It ends on a resolution but sets up the next installment.