Giles Kristian

For two years Osric has lived a simple life, apprentice to the mute old carpenter who took him. But when Norsemen from across the sea burn his village they also destroy his new life. Their chief believes the Norns have woven this strange boys fate together with his own, and Osric senses glorious purpose among this Fellowship of warriors.

Fighting in Sweden for an ambitious warlord, Sigurd Haraldarson and his small but loyal band of oathsworn warriors are winning fame and reputation. But Sigurd knows that to take on his hated enemy, the oath-breaker King Gorm - the man who betrayed his father, a man Sigurd has vowed to kill - he must earn riches enough to build an army. Many believe Sigurd to be Odin-favoured, but his exploits have drawn the eye of another god, too: Loki the Trickster,...

Norway, AD 785. Sigurd Haraldarson has proved himself a great warrior - and a dangerous enemy. He has gone a long way towards avenging the murder of his family. And yet the oath-breaker, King Gorm, who betrayed Sigurd's father, still lives. And so long as he draws breath, the scales remain unbalanced. The sacred vow to avenge his family burns in Sigurd's veins, but he must be patient and bide his time. He knows that he and his band of warriors are...

East African Coast, 1670. The Golden Bough, captained by Henry 'Hal' Courtney, is running south from Ethiopia to Zanzibar. Below deck, both his crew and his lover, the fearless warrior Judith Nazet, sleep. As the moon glints through clouds, Hal sights a ship passing close by. Although there is an uneasy truce between the warring English and Dutch, Hal scents danger. When the Bough is boarded, the crew must go hand to hand to defend their ship and...