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Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1)
Blood Eye (Raven: Book 1) | Giles Kristian
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If you like Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow and David Gemmell, you will love this spellbinding Viking adventure, packed with battles, blood and gore, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian."An unabashed carnival of bloodletting and betrayal...Kristian has a knack for writing real blokes living their lives, not reciting their author's research." -- DAILY TELEGRAPH"A gripping tale of action and treachery which splendidly conjures up the sounds, sights and smells of Dark Age Britain..." - HARRY SIDEBOTTOM"A powerful, lightning-paced tale of the Norsemen in England..." - BERNARD CORNWELL"I have been thoroughly overwhelmed by the sheer brilliance of Kristian's writing style, depth and colour of story, meaningful characters and clever humour. I have been most definitely impressed and have almost finished the 3rd book in the series. Time to return to the beginning and read again." -- ***** Reader review*********************************************SOME CALLED THEM WOLVES OF THE SEA. OTHERS SIMPLY CALLED THEM VIKINGS. 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...Raven: Blood Eye is the first title in the Raven trilogy. The story continues in Raven: Sons of Thunder.
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TCLinrow
Raven: Blood Eye | Giles Kristian
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A well written and brilliantly imagined story. The plot was easy to follow and engaging from start to finish, and the characters were amazingly fleshed out with flaws with the good, the bad and the ugly that really makes a character come to life.
It wasn't perfect, but it was a good read nonetheless.

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NotAJot
Raven: Blood Eye | Giles Kristian
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New book this weekend - really looking forward to it!

Speaking of new discoveries, this absolutely massive church is just around the corner from me and somehow I've never noticed it before 😳

(I did wonder where those church bells where coming from...)

Tanisha_A Splendid! 😍 6y
Cathythoughts Stunning 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
Raven: Blood Eye | Giles Kristian
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This is what you would expect of a Viking tale--bloody. The one female character doesn't disappoint, although I would have liked to see some shield maidens among the members of the Wolfpack. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy to see where Raven and the rest of the Wolfpack end up.

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KtheBookwyrm
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Next on the reading list. I actually read this back in 2014 but didn't finish the trilogy for some reason and I've been in a vikingish mood lately. I'm actually going to search out some more Viking fiction this year and see if I can have enough for an entire shelf when I get my own place and more shelves. 3 shelves + over 700 books = not nearly enough room.

LeahBergen This is one of my husband's favourite series. 😀 9y
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