The gripping action-packed sequel to *The White Raven*
The Oathsworn have become feared and respected throughout the Viking world, and although men cower in their presence, fame comes at a price. While the Oathsworn revel in their new-found fame, Sterki, an old enemy with revenge in his heart, attacks their homestead—the Fjord Elk is sunk, old oarmates die, and the Oathsworn are forced to flee into the mountains. Unused to losing, the Oathsworn retreat to lick their wounds and to care for Queen Sigrith, pregnant and soon to bear the heir to the crown of Sweden. Though the urge for revenge is strong, Orm's first duty is to protect the queen, and Orm soon realizes that revenge is not the only thing on Sterki's mind—he has joined forces with Styrbjorn, nephew of King Eirik and next in line to the throne if he can only get rid of the current heir. As the Oathsworn fight to defend themselves, their fortunes, and an unborn prince, they have time to reflect that the hammer of fate can fall heavy on the famous.
Review
"Robert Low’s Oathsworn series 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, and most appealingly of all, its doomy, pagan sense of comradeship-unto-death between Orm Rurikson and his band of Viking brothers." —William Napier, author, Attila
"A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount in his old age." —Simon Scarrow on The Whale Road
No modern novelist knows more about the Vikings than Robert Low . . . 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, author, Fire in the East
About the Author
Robert Low is a former war correspondent and the author of the Oathsworn series.
Description:
The gripping action-packed sequel to *The White Raven*
The Oathsworn have become feared and respected throughout the Viking world, and although men cower in their presence, fame comes at a price. While the Oathsworn revel in their new-found fame, Sterki, an old enemy with revenge in his heart, attacks their homestead—the Fjord Elk is sunk, old oarmates die, and the Oathsworn are forced to flee into the mountains. Unused to losing, the Oathsworn retreat to lick their wounds and to care for Queen Sigrith, pregnant and soon to bear the heir to the crown of Sweden. Though the urge for revenge is strong, Orm's first duty is to protect the queen, and Orm soon realizes that revenge is not the only thing on Sterki's mind—he has joined forces with Styrbjorn, nephew of King Eirik and next in line to the throne if he can only get rid of the current heir. As the Oathsworn fight to defend themselves, their fortunes, and an unborn prince, they have time to reflect that the hammer of fate can fall heavy on the famous.
Review
"Robert Low’s Oathsworn series 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, and most appealingly of all, its doomy, pagan sense of comradeship-unto-death between Orm Rurikson and his band of Viking brothers." —William Napier, author, Attila
"A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount in his old age." —Simon Scarrow on The Whale Road
No modern novelist knows more about the Vikings than Robert Low . . . 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, author, Fire in the East
About the Author
Robert Low is a former war correspondent and the author of the Oathsworn series.