The Second Blind Son by Amy Harmon

AUTHOR’S NOTE

As with The First Girl Child, the book that introduced readers to the land of Saylok, The Second Blind Son centers on Norse mythology—Odin, Loki, Thor and all the rest—while veering off into a fantastical world of its own. But when I stumbled upon Hod, the blind god, and Baldr the Beloved in my research, I was stunned! I had already named and plotted The Second Blind Son without even knowing about the mythical Hod or his relationship with Baldr. The story of Hod and Baldr isn’t deeply fleshed out in Norse lore—at least not in any sources I could find—but the bones of the myth fit so perfectly into my own tale that I jumped on the chance to use it as a foundation and build upon it. I hope you love my Hod as much as I do.