VIKING The Plains of Althing: 1 (Norse Adventure)

Book I Norse Adventure series: ICELAND 979 A.D.A GOOD MAN BETRAYED. A WOMAN THREATENED. Two people bound by brave ideals-and torn apart by a terrible secret. A corrupt chieftain plots to rule of all Iceland and his steward Kel Coesson may be the only man who can stop him. But theres a catch: if Kel dares to defy his leader Kels love Aldís will be killed.A fearless slave called The Black Mountain starts Kel down the treacherous path of treason-and when the chieftain commits a loathsome crime Kel snaps.An unseen force draws Aldís to a place she vowed never to return forcing her to confront her past-and a long-buried secret threatens her future.As strife grows others meddle: a bishop eager to convert pagans and a foreign jarls furtive agent with her own designs on the countrys young democracy.Set in the dramatic landscape of Viking-era Iceland a rich cast of characters battle corruption lust and loyalty in a spectacular setting of lava flows northern lights plunging waterfalls and blood sacrifice.This first novel sets up the prelude to an Icelandic family saga: five books spanning two generations and two continents explore themes such as the heros journey loyalty under duress accurate everyday life in medieval Scandinavia slavery in European societies the rule of law against corruption and creeping authoritarianism the worlds first democracy at Althing pagan beliefs and conversion to Christianity with strong female Norse enslaved and black protagonists-all amid Icelands dramatic landscape in the land of fire and ice. Readers who enjoyed Jean Auels Clan of the Cave Bear Ken Folletts The Pillars of the Earth or the History Channels Vikings may appreciate this well-researched and historically-relevant novel.Get your copy of THE PLAINS OF ALTHING to experience the intensity of Viking-era Iceland!Katie Aiken Ritter is a 2016 AWC Novel Award winner and 2017 Pirates Alley Faulkner Society finalist.Great summer reading and thrilling escapist fiction in a deeply-researched historical novel. Highly recommended.Excellent book. You wont want to put it down! FIVE STARS ★★★★★!!!VIKING: The Plains of Althing is Book 1 of the Norse Adventure series