Tuesday 26 June 2018

A great sea-battle ends John Snow's Viking series.


TO MY READERS:

My historical Viking series has come to an end. The final book has its own plot and story-line, but threads are also picked up from earlier books. Some of you may have wondered what happened to Odd the Squinter and the Body from book two, or to Earl Hakon and Yljali from book three. And where is Harald Grenske, Sigve's old enemy? And what about Sigrunn Silkyhair: will she find happiness at last? And Sigve himself, will he survive?


The Viking War by John Snow
A great battle ends "The Viking Series" and old threads are picked up
and woven into a surprising conclusion in "The Viking War".

In “The Viking War” the story moves to Jelling in Denmark where King Harald Bluetooth is in conflict with Gold-Harald, his nephew, who claims the throne. The book follows the events that lead up to the great sea-battle at Hals, in which Sigve the Awful plays a decisive role.

At the beginning of the book, Sigve the Awful serves King Greycloak and his mother in Norway. At the king's farm, he has met a woman called Life. She is the king's pet, a prey from a Viking raid in the far north, and Sigve's grudge against King Greycloak turns into hatred when he hears Queen Life's story. When he is sent with his longship to Denmark a battle is approaching and Sigve seeks opportunities to solve both his own and Queen Life's problems.

USA, Denmark, Norway: The Viking War at Amazon
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Sigve the Awful sails with Harald Greycloak to Denmark in The Viking War by John Snow
Sigve the Awful sails with Harald Greycloak to Denmark ...
fierce sea battle in The Viking War by John Snow
... and a great sea-battle ensues in Limfjord at Hals.

Friday 15 June 2018

"The Viking War" moves to Denmark


John Snow's The Viking War moves to Denmark

In my historical Viking series, the story moves to Jelling in Denmark where King Harald Bluetooth is in conflict with Gold-Harald, his nephew, who claims the throne. The story dives into the events that lead up to the great sea-battle at Hals, in which Sigve the Awful plays a decisive role.

At the beginning of the book, Sigve, rather unwillingly, serves King Greycloak and his mother, Queen Gunnhild, at Avaldsnes in Norway. At the king's farm, he has met a woman called Life. She is the king's pet, a prey from a Viking raid in the far north, and Sigve's grudge against King Greycloak turns into hatred when he hears Queen Life's story.

Sigve owns a very fast longship, the Sea Serpent. When the king asks him to escort an envoy to Denmark, he meets old enemies and old friends, among them Earl Hakon, the great schemer. In the tense situation – a battle is approaching – Sigve seeks opportunities to solve both his own and Queen Life's problems.

Sigve the Awful's ship Sea Serpent sails to Denmark
Sigve the Awful and Harald Greycloak sail to Denmark
The conflict between Harald Bluetooth and Gold-Harald


Sunday 3 June 2018

"The Viking War" is out!

Finally the fifth book in the Viking Series is here. You can buy or lend it at Amazon.
United Kingdom: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DGYQXFY
United States: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DGYQXFY


The Viking War
The Viking War is coming!



The Viking War is the final book in the Viking Series. Strife is building in the northern countries, and Sigve is fighting for a king he fears and despises.

At the beginning of the book, Sigve the Awful has met a woman called Life. She is the king's pet, a prey from a Viking raid in the far north, and Sigve's grudge against King Greycloak turns into hatred when he hears Queen Life's story.

To save his people, Sigve has sworn fealty to the Norwegian king. One of his more bizarre duties is to satisfy the desires of the king's mother, the Bitch Queen, whose perverse needs are endless.

Sigve owns the Sea Serpent, a very fast ship. When the king asks him to escort an envoy to King Bluetooth in Denmark, Sigve meets old enemies and old friends. In the tense situation – a battle is approaching – he seeks opportunities to solve both his own and Queen Life's problems. The Viking War brings the Saga of Sigve to a dramatic end.