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Cargando... The Half-Drowned King: A Novel (The Golden Wolf Saga) (edición 2018)por Linnea Hartsuyker (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I rather liked this. Historical Viking/Norwegian fiction. ( ) I picked up this book because I love historic fiction and I was trying to find a book to get me into the mood for a trip to Iceland. And although none of the characters actually ever set foot on Iceland, the descriptions of life as a Norse Viking was an entertaining introduction into some of the Icelandic culture. The book is set in a Norway that is still governed by a fierce group of Viking kings. It appears like a lawless society, with plenty of raids on innocent farmers and Irish priests, but there was a strong code of honor and even a rule of law that the most ferocious Viking upheld. The story is a classic one of a power struggle to rule Norway, with plenty of alliances forged and broken, and of course, lots of treachery. Think of it like a Game of Thrones but with Vikings. Good plot and a fun romp through a very colorful time and place.
"In the end, this novel can stand proudly with Edison Marshall’s The Viking and Frans G. Bengtsson’s The Long Ships as an immersive fictional recreation of a bloody moment in Scandinavian history." "teeped in legend and myth, Hartsuyker’s debut is a swashbuckling epic of family, love, and betrayal that reimagines the Norse sagas." Pertenece a las seriesPremios
"Desde la muerte de su padre en la batalla, Ragnvald Eysteinsson, descendiente de reyes, ha luchado para proteger a su madre y a su hermana, y se ha jurado recuperar las tierras que le corresponden por derecho. Sin embargo, tras una expedición de saqueo en Irlanda, Ragnvald es traicionado en alta mar por hombres de su avaricioso padrastro Olaf, que lo dan por muerto. El joven guerrero esta decidido a vengarse de su padrastro, reclamar sus derechos de nacimiento, reivindicar a la mujer que ama y rescatar a su querida hermana Svanhild. La oportunidad podría presentarse si se alía con Harald de Vestfold, otro joven guerrero de quien se vaticina que un día reinará en toda Noruega." -- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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