Book description
The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career
of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian - who's now
confronting the tumult and devastation of the English Civil War in
The Bleeding Land...
For two years Osric has lived a simple life, though he is feared and
shunned for his mysterious past and blood-red eye. When raiders from
across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner
by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky.
Immersed in the Norsemen's world and driven by their lust for
adventure, Osric proves a natural warrior and forges a deep bond with
Sigurd, who renames him Raven. But the Norsemen's world is a savage
one, where loyalty is often repaid in blood, and a young man must
become a killer to survive...
Having Viking ancestors himself,Giles Kristian believes
that the story of Raven has always been in his blood - waiting, like
the Norsemen, for the right time to burst upon the world.
Inspired by both his family history and his storytelling heroes,
Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, Giles began writing a thrilling
tale of an English boy's coming of age amongst a band of marauding
warriors from across the grey sea. This novel, Raven: Blood
Eye, was published to great acclaim, including a wonderful
accolade from Bernard Cornwell.
Giles currently lives in Leicestershire where he writes full-time,
though he enjoys nothing better than working in his family cottage
that overlooks the mist-shrouded Norwegian fjords.
To find out more about Giles and his writing, visit his
website:www. gileskristian. com
