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Path of Gods by Snorri Kristjansson, The Vahalla Saga #3 Reunited, Audun and Ulfar have a new sense of purpose: to ensure that the North remains in the hands of those who hold with the old gods. To do this, they must defeat the people who seek to destroy all they have ever known with the new White Christ. But these are powerful enemies and if they have any chance of victory, they must find equally powerful allies. In Trondheim, King Olav, self-appointed champion of the White Christ, finds that keeping the peace is a much harder test of his faith than winning the war. With his garrison halved and local chieftains at his table who wish him nothing but ill, the king must decide how and where to spread the word of his god. And in the North, touched by the trickster god, something old, malevolent and very, very angry stirs… And so we are brought to the third story in the awesome The Vahalla Saga . Snorri Kristjansson managed to completely win me over with his debut Swords of G...

Blood Will Follow by Snorri Kristjansson, The Valhalla Saga #2 Ulfar Thormodsson and Audun Arngrimsson have won the battle for Stenvik, although at huge cost, for they have suffered much worse than heartbreak. They have lost the very thing that made them human: their mortality. While Ulfar heads home, looking for the place where he thinks he will be safe, Audun runs south. But both men are about to discover that they can not run away from themselves. King Olav might have been defeated outside the walls of Stenvik, but now Valgard leads him north, in search of the source of the Vikings’ power. All the while there are those who watch and wait, biding their time, for there are secrets yet to be discovered… As I have mentioned before 2013 saw a lot of great debuts and another one that really stood out was Swords of Good Men . A book that was different from the mainstream fantasy and featured an interesting storyline, blood battles and lets not forget plenty of Vikings. Snorri K...

Author interview with Snorri Kristjansson, author of Swords of Good Men, The Valhalla Saga. In spring this year I already received an ARC of Swords of Good Men, Snorri Kristjansson's debut, but was asked to not read it before July. Well that took some discipline, as the Viking on the cover kept trying to win me over to pick it up! Swords of Good Men proved to go above my expectations. Snorri wrote up this story in a perfect manner; Swords of Good Men has Vikings, Scandinavian lore, brutal action and leaves the first book on a cliffhanger. I'm eager to see how this series will unfold Read my review on Swords of Good Men here Author bio : Snorri Kristjansson was born in Reykjavik in 1974. He moved to Norway in 1983, where he lived for 7 years and found a passionate aversion to skiing. Since 2005, Snorri has been London-based, dabbling in classical acting and stand-up comedy while teaching children about Shakespeare and Drama. Swords of Good Men   is...

Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson, Valhalla Saga #1 After two years spent as a travelling envoy and bodyguard to his high-born cousin, Ulfar Thormodsson has one last stop to make. But in the cold, hard town of Stenvik, not everyone is as they seem and strangers can make hard enemies. Aundun Arngrimsson works his forge and lives a secret solitary life. No one knows about his past, and he’d like to keep it that way. But the Old Gods have other ideas. While unseen forces move within the town a young king’s army marches towards Stenvik, intent on raising the Banners of the White Christ. And a Viking Fleet of longships bring another, more mysterious enemy from the North. Swords of Good Men is written by the Icelandic, living in London author Snorri Kirstjansson. It’s the first in the Valhalla Saga and also features as Snorri Kristjansson’s debut. When I encountered the blurb of this book on the website of Jo Fletcher it was immediately a book that I wanted to read. I have...