Book description
The epic and action packed fourth novel in the Oathsworn series,
charting the adventures of Orm and his band of Viking brothers.
The Oathsworn have become feared and respected throughout the Viking
world. Their name goes before them and men cower in their presence. But
fame comes at a price…
While the Oathsworn revel in their new-found fame, Sterki, an old enemy
with revenge in his heart, attacks their homestead - the Fjord Elk is
sunk, old oarmates die and the Oathsworn are forced to flee into the mountains.
Unused to losing, the Oathsworn retreat to lick their wounds. They have
been entrusted with the care of Queen Sigrith, pregnant and soon to bear
the heir to the crown of Sweden, and though the urge for revenge is
strong, Orm's first duty is to protect the queen. And Orm soon realises
that revenge is not the only thing on Sterki's mind; he has joined
forces with Styrbjorn, nephew of King Eirik and next in line to the
throne if he can only get rid of the current heir.
As the Oathsworn fight to defend themselves and their newfound
celebrity and fortune, they're soon to realise that fame isn't all it's
cracked up to be… Praise for The Oathsworn Series:
'Robert Low's Oathsworn series is historical writing at its best and
most full-blooded, with its tremendous pacing, black comedy, a
wonderfully vivid and rough-hewn prose style like runes hacked into
granite, and most appealingly of all, its doomy, pagan sense of
comradeship-unto-death between Orm Rurikson and his band of Viking brothers'
WILLIAM NAPIER
'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' BERNARD CORNWELL
'A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a
wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of
being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the
writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount
in his old age.'
SIMON SCARROW Robert Low has been a journalist and writer since the
age of seventeen. He covered the wars in Vietnam, Sarajevo, Romania and
Kosovo until common sense and the concerns of his wife and daughter prevailed.
To satisfy his craving for action, having moved to an area rich in
Viking tradition, he took up re-enactment, joining The Vikings. He now
spends his summers fighting furiously in helmet and mail in shieldwalls
all over Britain and winters training hard. He lives in Largs, Scotland.
