Torchlight to Valhalla is a lesbian-themed novel published by Random House in 1938, written by Gale Wilhelm.

Wilhelm has created a work of self-exploration that bears little resemblance to the tormented world of Hall’s Stephen Gordon.

"[1] Morgen Teutenberg is an introverted 21-year-old woman nursing her dying father Fritz, who is a painter.

Soon before Fritz dies, he comments that he will be on his way to Valhalla soon, and he is prepared for it because he is so very happy since Morgen has just finished a very good novel.

Reviewers noted first Wilhelm's style of prose, which was characterized as "beautifully written", "sensitive", and "dignified,"[2][3][4] contrasting with a description of it being a "moody dose of emotionalism.

Said one reviewer, "Torchlight to Valhalla is not a story for sensation-mongers, nor is it for those who prefer 'morals' packaged up in simple bundles of black and white.

It is, rather, a novel for readers who accept the author's quiet candor and appreciate the scrupulous artistry with which she has described a not-too-happy kind of happiness.