God of Vengeance - Brossura

Kristian, Giles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0593066197 ISBN 13: 9780593066195

Casa editrice: Bantam Press, 2014

Riassunto

Norway AD785. A land of petty kingdoms and ambitious men...When King Gorm betrays Jarl Harald and puts his family to the sword, he makes a terrible mistake - he doesn't kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd. Now on the run, hunted by powerful men and hiding in a sacred fen, Sigurd believes the gods have turned their backs on his family: his kin are slain or prisoners, his village attacked, its people taken as slaves. Honour is lost. Yet all men know that Odin - whose name means frenzy - is drawn to chaos and bloodshed, as a raven is to the slaughtered dead. And Sigurd means to spill blood. Alone but for a small band of loyal men including his red-bearded friend Svein, his father's right-hand man Olaf, and Asgot the godi, Sigurd hungers to avenge the murder of his family. In an attempt to catch Odin's eye, the young man sacrifices himself - as the god once did - and it is during this ritual ordeal that Sigurd is shown a vision. The Wolf. The Bear. The Serpent. The Eagle. Sigurd will need the help of all these and more if he is to become a man whom others will follow ...and if he is to make kings pay in blood for their treachery. But the gods have spoken and Sigurd's quest begins. Using cunning and war-craft he must gather the fiercest warriors of the north - warriors such as Bram who men call Bear, Black Floki who is death with a blade, and the shield Maiden Valgerd, who brave men fear - and convince them to follow him. For whether or not Odin is with him, Sigurd will have his vengeance - and neither men nor the gods can stand in his way...Be assured that when the blood is flowing, the gods are watching...

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Recensione:

"Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul" (WILBUR SMITH)

"What elevates Kristian above the many pretenders to Cornwell's crown is the style and swagger of the prose. He is a modern skald, borrowing the old rhythms to create a brutal, absorbing tale" (Antonia Senior THE TIMES 'Books of the Year')

"Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." (CONN IGGULDEN)

"A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga, rich with the poetry of the skald, ripe with blood and glory, vengeance and heartbreak. The characters stride from the page, alive, hungry, real . . . this is Viking writing at its very best" (MANDA SCOTT)

"This is the best kind of storytelling - a saga full of blood and thunder that grabs you and doesn't let go until long after the final page is turned" (STEVEN PRESSFIELD)

Descrizione del libro:

The author of the bestselling Raven saga returns to the world of the Vikings with this stirring story of Sigurd and his Fellowship - a thunderous tale of honour, courage, bloodfeud and revenge!

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• Editore: Bantam Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0593066197
• ISBN 13: 9780593066195
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416