Bran Snorrison, a young Irish Viking bard, journeys through the turbulence and uncertainty of his eighth-century world, as a confrontation erupts between the old magic and the rise of the new Christian religion.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Very original, highly entertaining, hilariously funny in a couple of places, with a bittersweet twist at the end.
This is an adult oriented novel about a young man growing up in early Nordic society. It touches on adventure, politics, friendship, spirituality and human nature.
The editing could have been better, but it's still a great read.
I wish there were a sequel.
This is an adult oriented novel about a young man growing up in early Nordic society. It touches on adventure, politics, friendship, spirituality and human nature.
The editing could have been better, but it's still a great read.
I wish there were a sequel.
By Dustin
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is the best and most enjoyable book ive ever read!
It is imposible to explain in simple words how it made me feel.
Just read it yourself.
It is imposible to explain in simple words how it made me feel.
Just read it yourself.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book, while not historically acurate captures the true feeling of the early Celtic sagas. Like Beowulf, it is a cracking good tale full of adventure, magic, and capricious luck. All this makes this book the most accessable novel on Norse and Irish mythology ever written! I seriously recomend this to anyone who can get it
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Wish I could find other titles by this author...
I picked this up at the library so I could have something to read on the plane. When I returned from my trip, I went straight to the book store and bought myself a copy. Read more
Published on Aug 28 2000 by B. Wheeler
4.0 out of 5 stars
Please dont stop here
Surely it is enought to say that you hope and pray Charles Barnitz will write another such book. I have been watching and waiting a long time. Please dont let me down. Read more
Published on April 8 2000 by J. A. Mark Emmerson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Immortality suits a Viking
This is the excellent story of a man who returns to where he started from only to know the place for the first time. Read more
Published on Jun 9 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little history and a little fluff...enjoyable reading
Faults aside, this book is just what it was meant to be entertainment. I found it to be an easy and enjoyable to read. Read more
Published on Mar 7 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Real history in a cracking novel with a superb twist!
The modern vocal style threw me at first, then I assumed that all would be explained (it is!) and from then on had a wonderful read. Read more
Published on Aug 15 1998 by A. J. Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Read for Viking Junkies
One of the best books I've read in the past few years. Solid, engaging storytelling, you feel like you're there.
Published on Aug 14 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anachronistically delightful
If you've ever sat by a bonfire, tankard in hand, and listened to Some "Snori-whats-his-father type" regale you with a NO-*hit! Read more
Published on Dec 29 1997
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anachronistically delightful
If you've ever sat by a bonfire, tankard in hand, and listened to Some "Snori-whats-his-father type" regale you with a NO-*hit! Read more
Published on Dec 29 1997
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unusual twist on the old viking stuff but falls flat.
Not a bad take on viking "adventure" in the ninth century as the hero embarks on a raid against the English coast from a viking stronghold in Ireland. Read more
Published on May 4 1997
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great adventure story with none of the usual Gaelic guff.
Reads like a wisecracking modern detective story
(though it's an adventure novel rather than a detective),
except it's set in 9th-century Ireland and England. Read more
(though it's an adventure novel rather than a detective),
except it's set in 9th-century Ireland and England. Read more
Published on Feb 23 1997
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