Author: Mark Bean
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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As a member of a very special military unit, I'm not paid to make mistakes. The short version is I got separated from the rest of my team and failed to regain contact. A serious blunder. I took a knee during a security halt, dozed off, and when I woke up, they were gone. It's not supposed to happen, but it happened. Shit always happens. I'm a tough, well trained, experienced, special operations commando. A member of the elite Gray-Black (GB) Squadron and we are regular participants in what has become a nightmare of global conflict. My whole life is the GB and fighting and I am very good at what I do. But I've messed up seriously and made myself expendable. My boss has decided that the best way to get rid of me is to put me back on the ground in the middle of a hornet's nest and let me die. I have other ideas.
Author: Tim Hodkinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1788549953
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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SWORD OF THE WAR GOD, THE EXCITING NEW HISTORICAL EPIC FROM TIM HODKINSON, OUT NOW! Not everyone will survive, but who will conquer all in Odin's game? AD 934. Eighteen years ago, a young woman fled her home to save the life of her unborn child. Now he is grown, a witch foretells that evil from her past is reaching out again to threaten her son. Outlawed from his home in Iceland, Einar Unnsson is thrown on the mercy of his uncle, the infamous Jarl Thorfinn 'Skull Cleaver' of Orkney. Einar joins forces with a Norse-Irish princess and a company of wolfskin-clad warriors to play a deadly game for control of the Irish Sea, where warriors are the pawns of kings and jarls and the powerful are themselves mere game pieces on the tafl board of the gods. Together they embark on a quest where Einar must fight unimaginable foes, forge new friendships, and discover what it truly means to be a warrior. As the clouds of war gather, betrayal follows betrayal and Einar realises the only person he can really trust is himself. Reviews for Tim Hodkinson 'For fans of BERNARD CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN' Historical Novel Society 'An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there' Historical Writers Association 'A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again' Melisende's Library
Author: Annette Lassen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000469824
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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This book is about the Old Norse god Odin. It includes references to all occurrences of Odin in the Old Norse/Icelandic texts, including Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, the eddic poems, Snorri’s Edda, and Ynglinga saga and analyses the high medieval reception and literary representations of Odin rather than the religious character of the god. This is the only existing study of Odin in all the Old Norse/Icelandic texts and applies a contextual method: the different guises of Odin are studied on the basis of the various textual contexts and on their background in the literary and Christian intellectual milieu of the time. Contrary to existing studies, this method is non-reductive in that it does not aim at providing a synthesis about Odin’s original nature on the basis of the differing textual uses of Odin in the Middle Ages. The book argues that the perceived complexity of Odin, often highlighted in research, is first and foremost a function of the complex textual material spanning a wide variety of genres each with its particular literary conventions and of the reception of Odin in early modern and modern mythological studies.
Author: Stephen Easley
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1543772269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Imagine a company of 250 U.S.Marines that wander through a different dimension to the Viking age of a different timeline. Now, imagine the Vikings are at war with another country. What would you do?
Author: Kelvin Jones
Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu
ISBN: 9781903491522
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Ben and Maggie discover a barrow during their seaside break with their uncle and aunt. Exploring the burial chamber Ben finds a Viking sword. They can make nothing of the inscription along its blade but, unbeknown to them, the dead Viking has heirs who know only too well. Aided by the gift of a crucifix from a mysterious smith, Ben finds himself stalked by deadly adversaries both natural and supernatural. Lured out of her way by the sinister Freda, Maggie must find her brother before he pays the ultimate price for discovering the darkest secret of the Dark Ages.
Author: Will Greenway
Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN: 1876962801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Surviving a battle to the death with a goddess would tax the greatest of heroes, but for Bannor Starfist it proves to be only the beginning of something much worse--a war with a whole pantheon of gods! The death of Hecate has triggered a rumble in the Vanir pantheon. AllFather Odin insists Bannor and all his friends must be brought to justice for the crime of murder. For the already battered Bannor, the ordeal is only beginning. His Elven fiancee's Sarai's mother and sister and all the rest of his friends have been captured and imprisoned in Niflheim, the land of the dead. Somehow, he must find a way to get them out without Odin imprisoning him as well. As if his challenge wasn't impossible enough, the battle with Hecate has taken away his most powerful weapon: His ability to bend reality...
Author: John Martin Woolsey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moon
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Author: K. L. Armstrong
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316255084
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
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Seven kids, Thor's hammer, and a whole lot of Valkyries are the only things standing against the end of the world. When thirteen-year-olds Matt Thorsen and Fen and Laurie Brekke, modern-day descendants of Thor and Loki, discovered they were fated to take the places of the Norse gods in an epic battle against the apocalypse, they thought they knew how things would play out. Gather the descendants standing in for the gods, defeat a giant serpent, and save the world. No problem, right? But the descendants' journey grinds to a halt when their friend and descendant Baldwin is poisoned and killed and Matt, Fen, and Laurie must travel to the Underworld in the hopes of saving him. That's only their first stop on their journey to reunite the challengers, find Thor's hammer, and save humanity--a journey filled with enough tooth-and-nail battles and colossal monsters to make Matt and his friends a legend in their own right. Perfect for fans of ancient myths and filled with young heroes, monstrous beasts, and godly enemies, this fast-paced adventure is impossible to put down.
Author: Dawn Thompson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 0759673586
Category : Monks
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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Author: Kirsten Riddle
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 178249622X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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A fascinating insight into the origins of ancient signs and symbols and how to harness their power to benefit your life.
