Sword Song

Another good entry in the series, in some parts even better then the previous ones. The author keeps the protagonist faithful to his personality, there are no cheap tricks just to get a kick out of the readers.

The immersive narrative is concise, only mentioning what is needed. It manages to stay fresh and interesting, even though it's the fourth book and a lot of the characters were already presented. The new Norse antagonists are interesting characters, the Saxon's Ealdormans are petty, stupid and power hungry. Yet they are Christians, and Uthred is not. This is the perfect environment for our hero to shine.