God of Vengeance - (Rise of Sigurd) by Giles Kristian (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Lancelot</i>, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and <i>Games of Thrones</i></b><i>.</i> <p/><b>Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork. - CONN IGGULDEN</b><br><b>Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul - WILBUR SMITH</b><br><b>Easily one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read - ***** Reader review.</b> <p/>*******************************************************************************<br><b>IT BEGAN WITH THE BETRAYAL OF A LORD BY A KING...</b><br><b><br>Norway 785 AD</b>. When <b>King Gorm</b> puts <b>Jarl Harald's</b> family to the sword, he makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, <b>Sigurd</b>. <p/>His kin slain, his village seized, his taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side. With them - and with the help <b>of the All-Father, Odin</b> - he determines to make a king pay for his treachery. <p/>Using cunning and war-craft, Sigurd gathers together a fellowship of warriors - including his father's right-hand man Olaf, Bram (who men call Bear), Black Floki who wields death with a blade, and the shield maiden Valgerd, who fears no man - and convinces them to follow him. <p/><b>For, whether Ódin is with him or not, Sigurd WILL have vengeance. And neither men nor gods had best stand in his way . . .</b><br><b><br>Sigurd's story continues in <i>Winter's Fire</i>.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>- Unrellenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork. --Conn Iggulden<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction of Bernard Cornwell inspired <b>GILES KRISTIAN </b>to write. Set in the Viking world, his bestselling 'Raven' and 'The Rise of Sigurd' trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers alike. In <i>The Bleeding Land </i>and <i>Brothers' Fury</i>, he tells the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote Wilbur Smith's No.1 bestseller, <i>Golden Lion</i>. With his <i>Sunda</i>y <i>Times </i>bestseller <i>Lancelot</i>, Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. His most recent novel, <i>Camelot</i>, continues his epic reimagining of our greatest island 'history'.<br>Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.
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