<p>A contemporary adventure,&nbsp;a&nbsp;9th century epic of intrigue,&nbsp;murder&nbsp;and greed, the&nbsp;plots connected by&nbsp;the power gold holds:&nbsp;</p><p>Forced to sell the family property, a&nbsp;baron in present-day Germany&nbsp;succumbs to the whispered promise of a fabled treasure&nbsp;and sets out on&nbsp;a dangerous quest ...</p><p>Centuries earlier,&nbsp;the same lure of&nbsp;treasure leads&nbsp;a Viking shieldmaiden to the dark forests of Eastern Francia&nbsp;where&nbsp;she realizes the&nbsp;terrible mistake she&#39;s made in following a merciless warlord ...&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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