The Skald

<p><strong>Keep your wits as sharp as your sword.</strong></p><p></p><p>Ansgar knows the kind of lore that can keep a man alive as he travels the North.</p><p></p><p>Tales of gods and monsters heroes and dragons-the stories any good skald knows. Trade a good story to a raven and Ansgar can find the right path through the forest. Assuming the raven isn't as difficult as this one. The right direction has a warm fire and a horn full of mead waiting. The wrong direction has wolves the size of ponies. Or worse.</p><p></p><p>If he can outsmart the raven he can find his way. Until he runs into something even more dangerous than giant wolves.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>The Skald</em> is a prequel story to Gregory Amato's Norse fantasy series <em>Spear of the Gods</em> where the myths magic and monsters of the Viking Age are real.</p>