Crowbone (The Oathsworn Series, Book 5) - Rilegato

Low, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0007298587 ISBN 13: 9780007298587

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2012

Riassunto

The long awaited return to Robert Low’s Oathsworn series

Island of Mann, 979AD. A man lies dying with a message he cannot take to his grave, a sworn secret that must be passed on only to Olaf Tryggvasson, kin of Harald Fairhair of the Yngling line and true prince of Norway, also known as Crowbone. When the message finally arrives, so begins a quest to discover its meaning, and for Crowbone to gain what is rightfully his: the crown of Norway.

With a band of Chosen Men, Crowbone begins an unforgiving journey that will see him face the challenge of new enemies and confront his suspicions of treachery from old friends. Looming over all is his ultimate rival; Gunnhild, the Witch Mother of Kings, Crowbone’s arch-enemy who will stop at nothing to prevent him from knowing what and where this secret is.

In the fifth installment of his Oathsworn series, Robert Low is back to his full-blooded Viking best, this time visiting the harsh terrain of the North Sea coast, in a tale about one man’s quest for survival and the unexpected alliances that emerge, as the very bonds that tie the Oathsworn together are put to the test.

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Recensione:

‘Gore and guts fill the pages of CROWBONE ... but they’re also filled with the kind of muscular, fast-moving prose that gives the story real depth and distinction’ Sunday Times

Praise for the Oathsworn series:

'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' Bernard Cornwell

‘In the Oathsworn series he has created a completely convincing and utterly compelling modern Viking Saga. The history, myth and fiction are folded seamlessly together: wonderful, unbeatable stuff’ Harry Sidebottom

Praise for Low:

‘Robert Low’s... is historical writing at its best and most full-blooded, with its tremendous pacing, black comedy, a wonderfully vivid and rough-hewn prose style like runes hacked into granite.’
WILLIAM NAPIER

‘Gripping, written with great bravura, and dense in texture in the best traditions of the historical novel... All in all he has done something remarkable’
Allan Massie, SCOTSMAN

‘A real master of historical fiction.’ Ben Kane

L'autore:

Robert Low has been a journalist and writer since the age of seventeen. He covered the wars in Vietnam, Sarajevo, Romania and Kosovo until common sense and the concerns of his wife and daughter prevailed.

To satisfy his craving for action, having moved to an area rich in Viking tradition, he took up re-enactment, joining The Vikings. He now spends his summers fighting furiously in helmet and mail in shieldwalls all over Britain and winters training hard. He lives in Largs, Scotland.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007298587
• ISBN 13: 9780007298587
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 374