Viking Epic

The Strongbow Saga is an epic tale of one man's unstoppable quest for justice and vengeance that carries him across the ninth century world of the Vikings. In Viking Warrior, Book One of the saga, a cruel twist of fate both frees Halfdan and robs him of the mother he loves, setting him upon the path to a new destiny. But a brutal act of treachery and murder upends Halfdan's new life, sending him on the run with ruthless hunters hot on his trail.

Award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber journeys across Europe exploring Europe's epic poems, from the Odyssey to Beowulf, the Song of Roland to the Nibelungenlied, and their impact on European identity in these turbulent times. These are the stories that made Europe. Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continent's most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times and how they have since shaped us.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE WORLD FRACTURES AS A DEAD GOD RISES . . . Darel, dragon knight and the new leader of Black Keep, must travel to the palace of the God-King to beg for the lives of his people. But in the capital of Narida, Marin and his warrior husband will be drawn into a palace...

From epic fantasy master and New York Times bestselling author John Gwynne comes the start of an action-packed duology. Enter a world of dark forests and frozen rivers, of ancient myth and forgotten magic, where one young woman's power will decide the fate of a kingdom...

“Jack, Thorgil, and the Bard are off on a new quest in this immensely satisfying conclusion of the trilogy that began with The Sea of Trolls and continued in The Land of the Silver Apples” in this “beautifully written tale” (Kirkus Reviews). It begins with a vicious tornado. (Odin on a...

Earth's last Assault Troopers become Star Vikings, raiding alien worlds. In the third book of the Extinction Wars series, the Emperor of the Lokhars declares a holy crusade against the last humans, promising to finish what he started. Years ago at his orders, the Lokhars nuked the Earth and sprayed it with a bio-terminator. Creed has begun raiding alien worlds for more starships and the tech needed to clean the radioactive Earth. But how can his handful of cruisers stop the approaching armada?

Jarl Beckström has done the impossible. He has changed his class, leveled up, and joined the most elite warband in Norvaask. But in the aftermath of the battle with the draugr, chaos reigns. The Clan Lord has been usurped by his own brother, and the clanhold's armies have been all but devastated. Leadership is needed now more than ever. A change in fortune places Jarl in a position of power, and he struggles beneath the weight of his newfound responsibly.

In the lawless age of the Vikings... Called a witch by the villagers, the lovely and abandoned Lora Green is confronted with an invasion of fair-haired raiders. Once captured, she finds herself in the clutches of Bram Laxdale, a Norseman of stunning good looks and sexual prowess. As if one seducer wasn't enough, she meets Matheus Hrolf, a Danish merchant, who steals her innocence and her heart.

Bjorn Thorgunson is a Norseman from Sweden during the Viking Age; Hiro Kishimoto is a samurai from the early Heian era. Both of them dream of a more fulfilling life, full of adventure. But when they both find identical amulets, nothing would prepare them for what would happen. When they wake up on a parallel world, they discover that what would be mythical in their world exists very much in this one.

Lassa Erickson likes normal teenage things, like reading ancient texts on chemical analysis and studying books on advanced alchemy. He's never read anything frivolous like The Joy of Axe Wielding or Uthbert's Guide to Decapitation. So, when he's conscripted into the 11th-century Viking army, and finds himself surrounded by an ocean of the fiercest, toughest, ugliest warriors the world has ever seen, he accepts his hapless brother Sven's brilliant idea of hiding at the back of his first battle, while everyone else does all the fighting.

For Thor to live, Thunder Hunter must die. A thousand years, that's how long I've been hunting the Fallen Ones that escaped Freya's field. One-hundred and ninety-five down, five to go. Just five disgusting evil spirits until I die and Thor's thunder will be returned to him. Nothing will stand in the way of me completing my mission, not even the woman who claims to be a descendant of Freya. I will kill the next Fallen One, no matter what.

The ancient Fael entombed the Anaxagorum in a sarcophagus deep underground 10,000 years ago. The "living book" of magic had no place in a world of reason, and if those hiding it did their job well, no human eye would ever see it again. John the Booker, Librast of Northem, writes his eyewitness account of how the execrated thing re-emerged and spilled eldritch magic over a civilization with only swords and muscle to fight it.

Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her. When her father, Eirik the Red, marries the daughter of a powerful chieftain, the course of Freydis's life changes forever. Deciding that Freydis would be better off with the Gothar, Eirik sends his only daughter to serve the Norse gods. Freydis learns the ancient ways and discovers that her world is endangered.

The David Gemmell Award-shortlisted author of Age of Iron returns with the second book in his epic West of West trilogy, in which a mismatched group of refugees must battle animals and monsters, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfill a prophecy. Welcome to the...

Ragnar Lothbrok is considered to be one of the most influential Vikings in Norse history, regardless of what is speculated to be true or false. Follow the epic tales through Ragnar’s life as he traverses his way through Scandinavia, France, and England, leading fleets of ships, raiding villages, and holding kings at ransom. Witness the brutality and outright madness Ragnar, the king of Denmark, portrayed during his reign. If Ragnar is something that myths are made of, there is a lot that seem to be hard facts.

In this final installment of the Cera story arc, the noose around Loki's neck is tightening. Gerðr, the frost giantess, wants him dead; Cera, the World Seed, wants his head - literally and figuratively; the FBI wants him in Guantanamo; and an old friend from Asgard wants to bring him home, whether Loki likes it or not.

Р`мор был всего лишь фермером. Но теперь он воин, да еще и владелец собственного драккара. Р`мор знает, где лежат богатые южные земли и собирается отправиться туда. Что ждет на далеких берегах молодого и неопытного форинга, а также тех, кто осмелился присоединиться к нему?

Bohdi Patel is keeping the revelation that he is Chaos incarnate a secret - and handling the revelation about as well as one would expect. He's in a downward spiral: losing his lease, totaling his car, and trying to keep everyone he cares about at arm's length. Veterinarian Amy Lewis is wondering what happened to the funny, flirty, curious Bohdi she knew in the land of the Norns. He's become moody and sometimes cruel. She is definitely glad that she didn't become romantically entangled with him...most of the time.

Став калекой, утратив связь с прошлым, стоит ли отчаиваться? Нет! Тем более, когда ты гордый викинг, пусть и ставший треллом. Но это пока... Нужно начать все заново, нужно создать клан и с его помощью отомстить всем тем, кто лишил тебя силы, власти, жизни. Хватит ли терпения? Обязательно! Тем более, когда впереди ждут набеги, осады и сражения! И где-то за морем остались верные друзья, которые обязательно помогут.

Рейд удачно завершился. Но теперь предстоит биться за родную землю - сюда заявились враги. Любой бы утратил моральный дух, зная, что предстоит биться с превосходящими силами противника. Но только не наш герой. Ведь для него начавшая война - это шанс. Шанс стать ярлом. Подняться еще на одну ступеньку и еще на один шаг приблизиться к своей цели.