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 Thunder God - Paul Watkins
Description: ISBN 0571217982 / Author: Paul Watkins / Genre: Fiction Newest Review: ... a his own slave instead and when the boy once again shows no fear during a storm featuring thunder and lightening as Halfdan ... more  ... is praying to the Gods, the enigmatic captor learns to respect his charge whilst still treating him harshly. Following our hero’s subsequent release from slavery following the death in battle of his captor, Hakon embarks on a search for home, together with his friend, Cabal who accompanies him on his travels. Traversing the known world, from Miklagard (Constantinople) as members of the Emperor Basil II’s Vangarian Guard to a raid on a Welsh village and beyond, “Thunder God” tells the sweeping tale of Hakon and his adve...more |
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Thunder God - Paul Watkins: To The End of The World (1207 words)
by marandina - written on 17.12.06 (Very useful, 219 readings)
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Ever since seeing Tony Curtis fighting with Kirk Douglas at the top of a tower turret, I’ve been enamoured with the idea of Vikings. That romantic backdrop to a violent, raiding culture makes for a great story and with historical novels all the rage at the moment, what with Conn Iggulden’s Emperor series bringing Julius Caesar’s life and times alive and Bernard Cornwell continuing to thrill readers with his tales of pre-historic Britain as well as shaping the literary shenanigans of the swashbuckling Sharpe; the history genre has never had it so good. Having recently tried one of the Emperor series and enjoyed it, I was keen to try more from the historical fiction range ...
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