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I was initially unsure about purchasing these books, mainly due to the cover, which I found off-putting. I know you are told never to judge a book by its cover, but to me, the cover is important, as I feel it conveys the tone of the story.
However, having now started to read these books, I am glad I overcame my initial feelings, because I am really enjoying this story. It's grim, violent, and graphic, though not overtly so; it is also full of interesting characters who, while capable of extreme brutality, are still essentially likeable, with a number of them based on historical figures, which adds another layer of interest.
The events mainly revolve around BJarki and Tor, who initially meet as they head towards Eresburg, a place where they can hopefully become Berserkers, but which then develops into further adventures as their circumstances change.
The Last Berserker: Fire Born: Book 01
The Last Berserker: Fire Born: Book 01
The greatest warriors are forged in the flames
The greatest warriors are forged in the flames
Two pagan fighters
771AD, Northern Europe. Bjarki Bloodhand and Tor Hildarsdottir are journeying south into Saxony. Their destination is the Irminsul, the One Tree that links the Nine Worlds of the Middle-Realm. In this most holy place, they hope to learn how to summon their animal spirits so they can enter the ranks of the legendary berserkir: the elite frenzied fighters of the North.
One Christian king
Karolus, newly crowned King of the Franks, has a thorn in his side: the warlike Saxon tribes on his northern borders who shun the teachings of the Church, blasphemously continuing to worship their pagan gods.
An epic battle for the soul of the North
The West’s greatest warlord vows to stamp out his neighbours’ superstitions and bring the light of the True Faith to the Northmen – at the point of a sword. It will fall to Bjarki, Tor and the men and women of Saxony to resist him in a struggle for the fate of all Europe.
Format
Kindle EditionDate Acquired
22nd May 2023Retail Price
£8.99Number of Pages
437Year Read
2026
The Saxon Wolf: Fire Born: Book 02
The Saxon Wolf: Fire Born: Book 02
Conflict flares once more in Saxony...
March, AD 773. Bjarki Bloodhand is now Fire Born a legendary berserker inhabited by the ferocious spirit of a bear in battle. Yet he has sworn never again to allow that sacred rage to possess him, lest he for ever lose himself in the madness like his father.
Tor Hildarsdottir yearns to save pagan Saxony from the grip of the Christian Franks, who now occupy half the region. But she also has serious problems closer to home with her fast-growing pet bear cub, Garm, and, worse, she seems to be falling in love.
Widukind, new lord of the Saxons, is on a mission to reconquer the lands of his fathers from the Franks. He will stop at nothing to win the hearts of the men and women of the North, and bind them to his cause. But will they follow the Saxon Wolf in an unwinnable war? And will Bjarki join them?
Format
Kindle EditionDate Acquired
27th February 2026Detail Price
£9.99Number of Pages
400Year Read
2026
The Loki Sword: Fire Born: Book 03
The Loki Sword: Fire Born: Book 03
An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse.
Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his foes.
Meanwhile, his half-sister, the shield maiden Tor Hildarsdottir, has slain two warriors from the personal retinue of the new Jarl of Norrland – and now faces brutal reprisals for their deaths.
Valtyr Far-Traveller claims he has a solution to their problems: a long voyage south to the wild Slav lands to find a fabled lost sword said to once belong to the Norse trickster god.
The journey will prove more perilous than anything Bjarki or Tor has ever attempted before. Can all three heroes hope to survive the desperate hunt for... The Loki Sword?
Format
Kindle EditionDate Acquired
22nd May 2023Retail Price
£8.99Number of Pages
351Year Read
2026Page updated
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