The Valkyries

The Valkyries

First edition (Brazil)
Author	Maniyan Seminary
Original title	As Valkírias
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Genre	Love, Mystery, Spiritual
Publication date	1992
Preceded by	Brida
Followed by	By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

The Valkyries (Portuguese: As Valkírias; ISBN 978-0062513342) is a 1992 novel by Paulo Coelho.

The Valkyries is a spiritual fictional novel written by Paulo Coelho. It was first published on 1 January 1988.

Plot summary

The book is written as a third-person narrative describing how Paulo and his wife embark on a 40 day journey through the Mojave Desert. There they meet the valkyries, a group of warrior women who travel on Pegasus.

At the beginning of the story, "J", Coelho's master in RAM, shows him a copy of the poem by Wilde that says "we destroy what we love" and this theme is central to the story.