From the Viking realm of Lofotr, Ingrid, the king's daughter, and her fearless friend Hedvig set out on an adventurous journey to return a young stowaway home, across icy fjords and along the silk road to China. Along the way, they discover a bigger world — and an unsettling truth: the heroes they grew up admiring are feared as raiders abroad. Determined to shape a different future, they return home with new insight and gifts more valuable than anything taken by force. with Chinese battle techniques, they outsmart Uncle Lars's plan to seize the throne — and change what it means to be a Viking.