New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Novel set in seventh century Britain by this author best known for her science fiction and fantasy. Hild is the king of Northumbria's youngest niece - and she will become one of the pivotal figures of the Middle Ages - St Hilda of Whitby - but even as a young girl she has a way of seeing the world that seems almost supernatural. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. An uncommon advance issue. Author's note, glossary. 545 pp.