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The Whale Road (The Oathsworn Series, Book 1)

By: Robert Low, John Nicholl
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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The first in the Oathsworn series, charting the adventures of a band of Vikings on the chase for the secret hoard of Attila the Hun.

Life is savage aboard a Viking raider.

Young Orm Rurikson is plucked from the snows of Norway to join his estranged father on the Fjord Elk, and becomes a member of the notorious crew – the Oathsworn. Hired as relic-hunters by the merchant rulers, and sent in search of a legendary sword of untold value to the new religion – their mission is treacherous.

With only a young girl as guide, their quest will lead them on to the deep waters of the 'whale road', toward the cursed treasure of Attila the Hun. And to a challenge that will test the very bond that holds them together.

©2007 Robert Low; (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Sea Adventures Thriller & Suspense War & Military Adventure Mystery

Critic Reviews

'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' BERNARD CORNWELL

'A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount in his old age.'
SIMON SCARROW

‘A stirring Viking series of blockbuster battles and religious intrigue.’
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Spare and powerful prose with a neatly constructed plot. Has a whiff of reality about it but also deference to the Norse myth-inflected view of the world. The characters are desperate and given to violent improvisation and yet remain human and largely sympathetic. A real pity that the other books in this series have not been released as audiobooks. The narrator does an exceptional job, particularly in the fight scenes.

The ways of wild men

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