God of Vengeance, Giles Kristian
God of Vengeance, Giles Kristian
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God of Vengeance
(The Rise of Sigurd 1): A thrilling, action-packed Viking saga from bestselling author Giles Kristian

Author: Giles Kristian

Series: Sigurd #1

Narrator: Philip Stevens

Unabridged: 15 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2016

Synopsis

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones.

"Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - Conn Iggulden
"Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul" - Wilbur Smith
"Easily one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read" - ***** Reader review.

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IT BEGAN WITH THE BETRAYAL OF A LORD BY A KING...

Norway 785 AD. When King Gorm puts Jarl Harald's family to the sword, he makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd.

His kin slain, his village seized, his taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side. With them - and with the help of the All-Father, Odin - he determines to make a king pay for his treachery.

Using cunning and war-craft, Sigurd gathers together a fellowship of warriors - including his father's right-hand man Olaf, Bram (who men call Bear), Black Floki who wields death with a blade, and the shield maiden Valgerd, who fears no man - and convinces them to follow him.

For, whether Ódin is with him or not, Sigurd WILL have vengeance. And neither men nor gods had best stand in his way . . .

Sigurd's story continues in Winter's Fire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on June 04, 2022

I now have a YouTube channel that I run with my brother, called 'The Brothers Gwynne'. Check it out - The Brothers Gwynne “It is wiser to stand in front of the bear than to turn his back to him.” After reading Giles Kristian’s Raven trilogy and then Lancelot and Camelot, I was certain that this wo......more

Goodreads review by Stjepan on April 01, 2025

My rating 4.7 The book God of Vengeance (The Rise of Sigurd # 1) by Giles Kristian is a great novel about Vikings in which we follow the story of Sigurd and his struggle against a superior enemy. The plot of the book takes place in Norway in the year 785. At that time, life was worth less than a spec......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 10, 2020

4.5-stars. This was the sort of Viking tale that a lot of people will find very readable. It does have what I would describe as a very familiar beginning. You will have seen this sort of thing in TV dramatizations where a young boy/girl are shown learning various skills in the opening scenes with the......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on November 30, 2021

Read this book in 2014, and its the 1st volume of the "Rise of Sigurd" trilogy, by the author, Giles Kristian. Norway, the year is AD 785, and it begins with the betrayal of King Gorm towards his Lord, Jarl Harald and his family, by slaughtering them, but forgetting the youngest son, Sigurd. Kin slain......more

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Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul WILBUR SMITH

What elevates Kristian above the many pretenders to Cornwell's crown is the style and swagger of the prose. He is a modern skald, borrowing the old rhythms to create a brutal, absorbing tale THE TIMES 'Books of the Year'

Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork. CONN IGGULDEN

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga, rich with the poetry of the skald, ripe with blood and glory, vengeance and heartbreak. The characters stride from the page, alive, hungry, real . . . this is Viking writing at its very best MANDA SCOTT

This is the best kind of storytelling – a saga full of blood and thunder that grabs you and doesn’t let go until long after the final page is turned STEVEN PRESSFIELD

A pulse-pounding tale of blood, betrayal and honour. Hereward and his spear-brothers would definitely feel at home here JAMES WILDE

A great success . . . His knowledge of the period, and imaginative immersion in it, mean that God of Vengeance conjures up Sigurd's bloody, violent world, with all its alien beliefs and strange customs, in vivid and compelling detail BBC HISTORY

Epic in character, atmosphere and deed . . . Kristian is a terrific storyteller . . . the writing and language are wonderfully rich, and you want to savour every bone-shattering, blood-curdling, sentence TOBY CLEMENTS

A revenger's tale writ large . . . Kristian's latest Viking-era saga won't disappoint DAILY MAIL

A pulsating saga delivered with the sweep and power of a Norse war axe

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