Blood of the Bear, Angus Donald
Blood of the Bear, Angus Donald
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Blood of the Bear

Author: Angus Donald

Narrator: Ade Dimberline

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2024

Synopsis

AD 781. Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus, King of the Franks, occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church, or face death by beheading. Duke Widukind, leader of the Saxon rebels, is sheltering in the North, beyond Karolus's reach. He hopes to persuade Bjarki Bloodhand - once a famous berserker, but now a father and family man - and his fierce sister the shield-maiden Tor, to join his revolt against tyranny. But Bjarki has eloped with Widukind's sister Edith, who was betrothed to Abbio the Crow. In revenge, Abbio uses seithr to strike at Bjarki - a powerful spell to drive him insane. Can Bjarki resist the long slide into madness? And will Widukind finally liberate Saxony from the Franks?

About Angus Donald

Angus Donald was born in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For twenty years, he was a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London. He is married to Mary, with whom he has two children, and he now writes full time from home in Tonbridge, Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by W. on January 09, 2025

A thoroughly and brilliantly blood soaked series and Blood of the Bear is a great finale.......more

Goodreads review by Nick on October 11, 2024

The fifth and final book in this very entertaining series. Bjarki Bloodhand, viking and “berserkr” is living a peaceful life with his wife and kids, not much need of the two bear spirits living within him. His sister, Tor, is out raiding while he focuses on fatherhood and being the local leader. But......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 02, 2025

This is the Fifth and final volume of the Fire Born series, the adventures of berserker Bjarki Bloodhand and it's a rip-roaring end to the series although it is tinged with a bit of sadness. Normally, the Saxons aren't thought of as the "good guys" because it seems they're usually fighting the Engli......more

Goodreads review by Brendan on October 31, 2024

Good. But not the best in the series Although it was good and kept you relatively interested throughout the book, it definitely lacked the fire some of the others had. It wasn't till towards the end where the book became very difficult to put down. And the end... I'll leave it at that.......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 20, 2024

I have just finished reading this absolutely amazing book and I am both heartbroken and happy for various different reasons. I absolutely adore this series of books. Very well done to my dear friend Angus.......more

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