Beowulf: A New Telling, Paperback/Robert Nye

He comes out of the darkness, moving in on hisvictims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trailof blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear. Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows somethingmust be done to stop Grendel. But who will guardthe great hall he has built, where so many men havelost their lives to the monster while keepingwatch? Only one man dares to stand up toGrendel's fury -- Beowulf ."