9th Century
The Khalifah’s Mirror
This is a sequel to The Father of Locks (HNR 48 , p. 24). Abu Nuwas the poet, also known…
The Settlers of Catan
The people of Elasund love their homeland, but life is a struggle. Long winters make for a short growing season,…
Death of Kings
King Alfred is dying, and Uhtred, his ill-rewarded war captain, is faced again with the choice of his life: will…
Sigrun’s Secret
Sigrun’s Secret is a good read, particularly suitable for 12+ girls. Set in the Viking era, it focuses closely on…
Raven Speak
In 854 Norway, Asa Coppermane watches her Viking chieftain father and most of the clan’s men sail off at the…
Odin’s Wolves
Raven and his comrades in the Fellowship return in the final part of Giles Kristian’s Norse trilogy. In Odin’s Wolves,…
Wolf Cry
In a village in Norway 880 AD, Toki, son of Jarl Ohthere, is left in charge of his village and…
The King’s Daughter
Editors' choice
The King’s Daughter begins in 877 AD while King Alfred the Great of Wessex is fighting Norse invaders. He is…
The Burning Land
In The Burning Land, the fifth book of Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales saga, our hero Uhtred of Bebbanburg is back…
The Burning Land
In The Burning Land, the fifth book of Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales saga, our hero Uhtred of Bebbanburg is back…
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