An Introduction to
Bloodsong! HELx3
by C. Dean Andersson
Bloodsong! HELx3 collects my Hel Trilogy, three novels about the warrior Bloodsong: Warrior Witch of Hel, Death Riders of Hel, and Werebeasts of Hel.
I enhanced the novels for HELx3. I wrote new and expanded scenes. I dug deeper into the characters’ motivations and relationships. I employed more extensive Viking lore.
My ancestors connect me to the Viking Age of Scandinavia. Research anchors Bloodsong’s saga in the history of Northern Europe. Viking values of family, honor, and heroism drive Bloodsong’s life. Defiance of tyranny inspires Bloodsong’s battle cry: “Bloodsong and Freedom!”
The HELx3 cover painting is the work of master fantasy artist Boris Vallejo, as is the art for the Warner/Questar originals and the Hawk Books editions. The vivid wraparound covers for Bloodsong’s Russian hardbacks are by Ilya Voronin.
Readers around the world have cheered Bloodsong’s victories. After the founder of the Swedish Viking Metal band Bathory, Quorthon, read Bloodsong’s adventures, he dedicated his epic song and only music video, “One Rode to Asa Bay,” to me.
To all of Bloodsong’s friends and fans worldwide, I give my thanks and a promise: “Bloodsong Lives!”
A new Bloodsong novel has begun:
Valkyries of Hel
C. Dean Andersson
2013