A few weeks ago I had the fortunate chance meeting of author K.W. Penndorf. She was promoting her new book at a neighborhood rummage sale in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I was captivated by her enthusiam about her book and her writing adventure. It was easy to consider purchasing the book, and I promised her that I would read it, and let her know what I thought.
12 year old Freya felt she was the neglected, and often misunderstood middle child of her family, much like a cross between Cinderella, Harry Potter, and Alice in Wonderland. Even though Freya was not really abused, the feeling of being under appreciated weighed heavily on her. Her connection to her father’s famous archeology, in particular the Viking era, was one of the few things in Freya’s home life that gave her pleasure. A verbal outburst with her sisters, led her to the museum where her father stored and displayed his most famous collection of Viking era artifacts. Discovering that the museum was broken into, Freya’s father entrusts her with an artifact that he believes was the target of the break-in, and unknown to Freya at the time, holds a secret to protecting the world from some strange and dangerous power.
Through a series of events, the artifact takes Freya back in time to the original Viking era where she meets actual Vikings and other characters from Viking mythology. As her adventure evolves, Freya can’t help but notice how accurate, or in some cases inaccurate, her father’s research has been. A special gift makes Freya “the chosen one” to save the nine realms from the evil of Ragnar, who would like to open the realms, and control all the power within them. Freya makes allies with not only real Vikings, but also some of the most famous characters of Viking lore in order to defeat Ragnar, his growing army of Groggers, and a Raedslen dragon. Like all good series books, K.W. Penndorf leaves the reader with some unanswered questions, and a growing suspicion that Freya’s Viking adventure has already dangerously effected the safety of her present day world.
I am happy to say that I enjoyed Freya’s story, not only for it storyline, but also for the connection I made with Ms. Penndorf. I look forward to reading the next book in her series, as well as learning the continuation of her new publishing journey. It’s like getting two stories for the price of one. I’d like to think that I have one of her first autographed copies. Perhaps, like J.K. Rawling’s first book, I’ll be able to sell it back to her someday. Unfortunately it will not be in mint condition, because I have since shared her book with others. That’s one of the things I like most about good young adult literature.
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