Sons of Thunder
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
The sequel to Giles Kristian's acclaimed historical debut, Raven: Blood Eye, this brutal, bloody and unputdownable novel continues the story of Raven and his Viking warrior brotherhood...If you betray a Fellowship you are a dead man, and Ealdorman Ealdred of Wessex had betrayed us. With revenge on their minds, Raven and the Wolfpack plough the sea road in pursuit of the traitor Ealdred. Having left the Fellowship for dead, the ealdorman has sailed in search of the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne and the promise of riches beyond his imagining. In following Ealdred, Raven and his sword-brothers find themselves in the heart of a Christian empire that would wipe their kind from the face of the earth. And danger waits round every bend of the great river up which they travel – Sigurd will fight for his life while Raven will be betrayed, imprisoned and left to rot... A mysterious young man with no memory and a blood-tainted eye, Raven has found friendship and purpose amongst this fierce brotherhood. He has proven himself in battle and is certain now that Viking blood flows in his veins, but to survive, his cunning must now be as sharp as his blade. This thrilling new chapter in the Raven saga confirms that, in Giles Kristian, action-packed historical fiction has a new master.
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Better than the first. Basically viking pulp fiction, and that's fine.
The Norsemen are now heading towards the land of the franks and their fellowship has grown by some Englishmen. The battle successes seem to get even more fantastic from the previous book and of course Raven heroically comes trough all of then. Then there is this difficult love thingy with Cynetryth.. It is a bit “been-there-done-that”. Still enjoyable to read and I am going to finish the trilogy although I feel this is YA stuff, for nothing seems to even scratch the main character and my guess is that he won't die any time soon.
