In this instant New York Times bestseller, a young Loki is desperate to prove himself as a hero—and not the villain he’s destined to become.

It seems that everyone around Loki suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity ... except for Amora. Asgard’s resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit. But when Amora is banished to Earth, Loki loses the only person who saw his magic as a gift instead of a threat.

So when mysterious murders on Earth, in the backstreets of Victorian London, seem connected to Asgardian magic, Loki jumps at the opportunity to investigate. But while Loki’s mission leads him back to Amora, it also makes him question what he really wants—and where the line between hero and villain really lies ...

"Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity. ..except for Amora. Asgard''s resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit--someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him. But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard''s most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor. When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate. As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his power--and who he''s meant to be."--Provided by publisher.