Raven: Blood Eye

<p><strong><em>If you like Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow and David Gemmell, you will love this spellbinding Viking adventure, packed with battles, blood and gore, from </em></strong><strong><em><u>the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot</u></em></strong><strong><em>, Giles Kristian.</em></strong><br /><strong><br />"An unabashed carnival of bloodletting and betrayal...Kristian has a knack for writing real blokes living their lives, not reciting their author's research." -- <em>DAILY TELEGRAPH</em></strong><br /><strong><br />"A gripping tale of action and treachery which splendidly conjures up the sounds, sights and smells of Dark Age Britain..." - HARRY SIDEBOTTOM</strong><br /><strong><br />"A powerful, lightning-paced tale of the Norsemen in England..." - BERNARD CORNWELL</strong><br /><br /><strong>"I have been thoroughly overwhelmed by the sheer brilliance of Kristian's writing style, depth and colour of story, meaningful characters and clever humour. I have been most definitely impressed and have almost finished the 3rd book in the series. Time to return to the beginning and read again." -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><br />*********************************************<br /><strong>SOME CALLED THEM WOLVES OF THE SEA. OTHERS SIMPLY CALLED THEM VIKINGS. </strong><br /><br />For two years <strong>Osric</strong> has lived a simple life, though he is feared and shunned for his mysterious past and blood-red eye. When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, <strong>Sigurd the Lucky</strong>.<br /><br />Immersed in the Norsemen's world and driven by their lust for adventure, Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a deep bond with Sigurd, who renames him <strong>Raven</strong>. <br /><br />But the Norsemen's world is a savage one, where loyalty is often repaid in blood, and <strong>a young man must become a killer to survive...</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>Raven: Blood Eye is the first title in the Raven trilogy. The story continues in Raven: Sons of Thunder. </em></strong></p>