| The Valkyries | |
| Title Orig: | As Valkírias |
| Author: | Maniyan Seminary |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Genre: | Love, Mystery, Spiritual |
| Release Date: | 1992 |
| Preceded By: | Brida |
| Followed By: | By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept |
The Valkyries (Portuguese: As Valkírias;) 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.[1]
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.