Wings of the Storm: (The Rise of Sigurd 3): An all-action, gripping Viking saga from bestselling author Giles Kristian

Giles Kristian

Dec 2016 · Sigurd Book 3 · Random House

About this ebook

A Viking saga of warmongering, honour and loyalty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones.

"A fitting end to a trilogy that fans of Bernard Cornwell should devour" -- THE TIMES

"The master storyteller...whose books throw the reader headlong into the Viking age." -- BEN KANE

"This remains Viking writing at its best: thrilling in it truest sense, heart-rendering and, yes, glorious." -- MANDA SCOTT

"Probably the best Viking saga I have ever read -- ***** Reader review

"Wonderfully written and researched, the whole series makes the entire Nordic world come alive" -- ***** Reader review

"This trilogy is gripping from start to finish" -- ***** Reader review

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THE GODS MUST BE FAVOURED...

Norway, AD 785. A wild place, a place of blood, a place where the gods hold sway . . .

Sigurd Haraldarson and his oathsworn band are winning fame and reputation. But to confront his hated enemy - the oath-breaker and betrayer King Gorm - they must win riches too.

When a daring raid goes wrong, Sigurd finds himself a prisoner of the powerful Jarl Guthrum. Bound like a slave, he is taken to the sacred temple at Ubsola to face the sacrificial knife.

But here Sigurd discovers a potent relic: Gungnir, a great spear that would give him the power to assemble a host strong enough to challenge King Gorm, and avenge the betrayal of his father and the murder of his family.
The roar of Odin and the wild hunt will be as nothing compared to Sigurd's rage, for he and his warriors will be borne on the wings of the storm . . .

Wings of the Storm concludes the Viking saga, started in God of Vengeance and Winter's Fire.

Ratings and reviews

3rd Book of Sigurd's adventures may be the Best of the Trilogy. Although whether that's because we're more "invested" in the Young Leader's Life, Or we've just begun to overlook the fierce young Viking Warlord's Age and Experience and the steadfast Loyalty of a boatload of Older - some Very Much Older ! - Men ! Men, btw, who take up the "Viking" Life to gain Wealth and Prestige - but mostly Wealth! Which will allow them to Return home without having to scratch & scrape a living as a Farmer or Tradesman! There's a bit too much YA style of "Go with the Flow" & "Things will Work out in the End!" - with the Main Character having "Learned that Valuable Lesson!" He had Previously ignored, to the detriment of Others and his Own Peril ! The "Victor" era of Youth literature - Comics! - possibly or Definitely left me Over-Cynical when it comes to the Young Readers Lit, so Don't Rely upon the ramblings of an Ol' Man! Read them & Decide for Yourself! Mostly, Just Enjoy reading Written words !👍!

Wow! I love this series of books! Giles you are the BOMB! Keep on keeping on my man, you have the bollocks we all appreciate in your literary genius! Many Thanks😎

could not put it down! awesome Viking book...amazing writing....3rd the best...battles are just awesome!

About the author

Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction of Bernard Cornwell inspired GILES KRISTIAN to write. Set in the Viking world, his bestselling 'Raven' and 'The Rise of Sigurd' trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers alike. In The Bleeding Land and Brothers' Fury, he tells the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote Wilbur Smith's No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. His contemporary survival thriller, Where Blood Runs Cold, won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. With his Sunday Times bestseller Lancelot, Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. His epic reimagining of our greatest island 'history' continued in Camelot and draws to a breath-taking close with Arthur.
Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.
To find out more, visit www.glieskristian.com. You can follow him on X @GilesKristian and Facebook/Giles Kristian