Wings of the Storm

<p><strong><em>A Viking saga of warmongering, honour and loyalty from <u>the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot</u>, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones</em></strong>.<br /><br /><strong>"A fitting end to a trilogy that fans of Bernard Cornwell should devour" -- <em>THE TIMES</em></strong><br /><strong><br />"The master storyteller...whose books throw the reader headlong into the Viking age." -- BEN KANE</strong><br /><strong><br />"This remains Viking writing at its best: thrilling in it truest sense, heart-rendering and, yes, glorious." -- MANDA SCOTT</strong><br /><strong><br />"Probably the best Viking saga I have ever read -- ***** Reader review </strong><br /><strong><br />"Wonderfully written and researched, the whole series makes the entire Nordic world come alive" -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong><br />"This trilogy is gripping from start to finish" -- ***** Reader review</strong><br /><strong><br />*****************************************</strong><br /><strong>THE GODS MUST BE FAVOURED...</strong><br /><strong><br />Norway, AD 785</strong>. <strong>A wild place, a place of blood, a place where the gods hold sway . . .</strong><br /><strong><br />Sigurd Haraldarson</strong> and his oathsworn band are winning fame and reputation. But to confront his hated enemy - the oath-breaker and betrayer <strong>King Gorm</strong> - they must win riches too.<br /><br />When a daring raid goes wrong, Sigurd finds himself a prisoner of the powerful <strong>Jarl Guthrum</strong>. Bound like a slave, he is taken to the sacred temple at <strong>Ubsola</strong> to face the sacrificial knife.<br /><br />But here Sigurd discovers a potent relic: <strong>Gungnir</strong>, <strong>a great spear that would give him the power to assemble a host strong enough to challenge King Gorm</strong>, and avenge the betrayal of his father and the murder of his family.<br /><strong>The roar of Odin and the wild hunt will be as nothing compared to Sigurd's rage, for he and his warriors will be borne on the wings of the storm . . .</strong><br /><strong><br /><em>Wings of the Storm</em></strong><strong> concludes the Viking saga</strong><strong>, started in <em>God of Vengeance</em> and <em>Winter's Fire</em>.</strong></p>