If the cursed ring Andvaranaut, Odin’s disguises, and Sigurd’s dragon-slaying in The Saga of the Volsungs drew you in, you’ll love how Hrolf Kraki's Saga weaves the same mythic texture. Anderson channels the sagas’ stark fatalism—treacherous kin like Skuld, valiant champions such as Bodvar Bjarki, and prophecy-haunted kings—into a fierce, lyrical retelling that feels carved from the same runic stone.

You responded to the sweeping arc from Volsung to Sigurd and the inexorable doom entwining Brynhild and Gudrun; The Children of Húrin delivers that same grand tragedy. Turin’s line is shadowed by a curse, and his fateful clash with the dragon Glaurung echoes Sigurd and Fafnir—heroic valor pitted against a destiny that will not bend.

If the brutal kin-slayings, oath-breaking, and stark vengeance in the Volsungs gripped you, The Broken Sword is that darkness turned incandescent. Changelings, troll courts, and a doomed warrior bound to a cursed blade drive a tale as ruthless as Sigurd’s world—where victory tastes of iron and every oath has a price.

If you enjoyed how the Volsung tale moves through many figures—Sigmund, Signy, Sigurd, Brynhild, and the Gjúkungs—The Long Ships offers a vivid crew whose exploits ripple across Scandinavia and beyond. Orm Tostesson’s band navigates kings’ halls, vendettas, and shifting loyalties with that saga-knit sense of many lives braided into one legend.

If Brynhild’s will, Signy’s ruthless resolve, and Gudrun’s devastating choices captivated you, The Witch’s Heart centers Angrboda—lover of Loki and mother of monsters—who shapes destiny from the margins of myth. It echoes the Volsungs’ fierce women and the costs of love, loyalty, and vengeance in a world ruled by prophecy.