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God of Vengeance

Sigurd (Book 1)

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What to expect

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones.

"Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - Conn Iggulden
"Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul" - Wilbur Smith
"Easily one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read" - ***** Reader review.

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IT BEGAN WITH THE BETRAYAL OF A LORD BY A KING...

Norway 785 AD. When King Gorm puts Jarl Harald's family to the sword, he makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd.

His kin slain, his village seized, his taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side. With them - and with the help of the All-Father, Odin - he determines to make a king pay for his treachery.

Using cunning and war-craft, Sigurd gathers together a fellowship of warriors - including his father's right-hand man Olaf, Bram (who men call Bear), Black Floki who wields death with a blade, and the shield maiden Valgerd, who fears no man - and convinces them to follow him.

For, whether Ódin is with him or not, Sigurd WILL have vengeance. And neither men nor gods had best stand in his way . . .

Sigurd's story continues in Winter's Fire.

Critics Review

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
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
A pulse-pounding tale of blood, betrayal and honour. Hereward and his spear-brothers would definitely feel at home here
JAMES WILDE
A great success . . . His knowledge of the period, and imaginative immersion in it, mean that God of Vengeance conjures up Sigurd's bloody, violent world, with all its alien beliefs and strange customs, in vivid and compelling detail
BBC HISTORY
Epic in character, atmosphere and deed . . . Kristian is a terrific storyteller . . . the writing and language are wonderfully rich, and you want to savour every bone-shattering, blood-curdling, sentence
TOBY CLEMENTS
A revenger's tale writ large . . . Kristian's latest Viking-era saga won't disappoint
DAILY MAIL
A pulsating saga delivered with the sweep and power of a Norse war axe
TIM SEVERIN
Author Giles Kristian
Narrator Philip Stevens
Series Sigurd
Duration 15 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473541009
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Generational sagas, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Myths and Legends, Norse religion and mythology
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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