The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian
- who's now confronting the tumult & devastation of the English Civil War in The Bleeding Land For two years Osric has lived a simple life though he is feared & shunned for his mysterious past & blood-red eye When raiders from across the sea ransack his village Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief Sigurd the Lucky Immersed in the Norsemen's world & driven by their lust for adventure Osric proves a natural warrior & forges a deep bond with Sigurd who renames him Raven But the Norsemen's world is a savage one where loyalty is often repaid in blood & a young man must become a killer to survive