With all the players already introduced, there wasn't as much character building and introspection (which was a relief as such tended to make the characters less likely wherever that happened). with a betrayal or two thrown in just to bring home the brutality of the age. The basic idea in this story was an appeal by a former flame for help saving her son and heir from various royal plots and maneuvering. Think of it as something to play while doing something else and it should work fairly well, especially since this was an more interesting story than the previous book. In addition, it is littered with anachronistic terms that may distract some if you are going for authenticity, but as leisure entertainment is wasn't too bad (and was actually an improvement over book 1). If you like the first book (I skipped book 2), then you will like this one as it is pretty much more of the same: Mostly descriptive text without much dialog where the limited range of narration is not as much of a factor as it could have been. Will his skill and savagery be enough, and can Hundr and his crew survive? Find out in this unputdownable, fast-paced adventure with memorable characters.Īxes for Valhalla continues the unmissable Viking historical fiction saga series which began with Peter Gibbons' debut novel Viking Blood and Blade. Hundr must fight against an implacable and powerful enemy amidst brutal attacks, shield wall battles, and treachery. A voice from the past calls to Hundr for aid, and he must take his loyal crew and their feared warships across the Whale Road to Viking Dublin, in a vicious and brutal fight against Eystein Longaxe.

Seven years have passed since the ferocious sea battle with Ivar the Boneless, and Hundr is now a Viking war leader of reputation and wealth. The third installment of Peter Gibbons' gripping series of Viking adventures.Ĩ73 AD. If you like Bernard Cornwell, Giles Kristian, David Gemmell, and Simon Scarrow, you will love this Viking adventure saga packed with battles, vengeance, blood, and gore.

Axes for Valhalla by Peter Gibbons