Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel
Raven, Blood Eye by Giles Kristian
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Corgi (February 1, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0552157899
Description:
A Viking adventure packed with battles, blood and gore, Raven is historical fiction at its very best, and marks the debut of an outstanding new talent.
When Norsemen from across the sea burn his village, Osric, a carpenter’s apprentice, is taken prisoner by these warriors. Their chief, Sigurd the Lucky, believes the Norns have woven this strange boy’s fate with his own, and Osric begins to sense glorious purpose among this fellowship of warriors.
Immersed in the Norsemen’s world, Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a blood bond with Sigurd, who renames him Raven. But the Norsemen’s world is savage and a young man must become a killer in order to survive. Raven chooses a bloody and dangerous path, accepting the mission of raiding deep into hostile lands to steal a holy book from Coenwolf, King of Mercia.
There he will find more than the Holy Gospels of St. Jerome. He will find Cynethryth, an English girl with a soul to match his own.
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on March 1st, 2010
Wow! This sounds like a really interesting book. I hope I can find it to read, somewhere.
Anne G
Ooo I agree, this is definitely one I’ll be looking out for. It’s a period of history that really interests me. Thanks for finding it!
There’s a second book coming out soon as well. It’s called Sons of Thunder. It will be available on Amazon in August. Here’s a brief post about it: http://www.between-the-lines.co.uk/index.php.
Looks good, but not available in the U.S.?
I’m not sure that it is available with a U.S. price. Everything I’ve found is an import.
If it isn’t available for US consumption at US prices, that sounds like a real shame!
Anne g
I know, seriously.