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Giles Kristian captures the lyrical cadences of Anglo-Saxon verse in his poetic narrative. It's a masterly achievement, full of blood-drenched battle scenes, yet with tender moments too. The young narrator Raven earns his spurs among grizzled older Vikings as they maraud Mediterranean shores. Kristian evokes the warriors' stubborn camaraderie and their own strange code.
--Daily Express, 8 July 2011
--Daily Express, 8 July 2011
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"A masterly achievement."--"Daily Express
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"A great tale that held me spellbound."--"New York Times" bestselling author Bernard Cornwell
Praise for Giles Kristian's Raven series
"Storming, magnificent . . . one of the best Viking series of all time . . . This is tale-telling at its rip-roaring best."--Manda Scott, author of "The Crystal Skull"
"An all-action adventure . . . beautifully told."--"Sunday Express
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"A great tale that held me spellbound."--"New York Times" bestselling author Bernard Cornwell
Praise for Giles Kristian's Raven series
"Storming, magnificent . . . one of the best Viking series of all time . . . This is tale-telling at its rip-roaring best."--Manda Scott, author of "The Crystal Skull"
"An all-action adventure . . . beautifully told."--"Sunday Express
" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm always on the lookout for exciting new historical fiction about soldiers or warriors, and was therefore very excited about two years ago to see Giles Kristian's name appear on an Amazon recommended read list. I read his first two books last summer in about three days. To be honest, I devoured them! I was very pleased therefore, to be able recently to buy Odin's Wolves. It takes up the story of Raven Blood Eye where it left off in Sons of Thunder. Other reviewers have detailed the plot, so I won't go into it here. I was thrilled, however, that Raven reached not just Rome, but Miklagard (Constantinople/Istanbul). I hadn't seen Vikings there since reading Henry Treece's wonderful book The Road to Miklagard when I was a kid.
In my opinion, a good Viking novel should be exciting, low down and dirty, and full of blood and guts. All of Kristian's books definitely meet those criteria. Yet they do far more than that. These are no hack and slash novels. Kristian can really write. His words have a lyrical quality, and simply flow across the pages. These are thrilling stories filled with realistic, gutsy characters whom the reader comes to care about greatly. Kristian weaves in rich historical detail with a light touch, which is not easy to do. His battle scenes are bone crunchingly good, his descriptions of the Viking world bright and evocative. In my mind, this makes Giles Kristian a great storyteller. I look forward to reading his books for many years to come.
Ben Kane, author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome.
In my opinion, a good Viking novel should be exciting, low down and dirty, and full of blood and guts. All of Kristian's books definitely meet those criteria. Yet they do far more than that. These are no hack and slash novels. Kristian can really write. His words have a lyrical quality, and simply flow across the pages. These are thrilling stories filled with realistic, gutsy characters whom the reader comes to care about greatly. Kristian weaves in rich historical detail with a light touch, which is not easy to do. His battle scenes are bone crunchingly good, his descriptions of the Viking world bright and evocative. In my mind, this makes Giles Kristian a great storyteller. I look forward to reading his books for many years to come.
Ben Kane, author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Vikings...A period that just screams to me to read it, if Rome is blood and sandals, then Vikings is Sea , Sword and sudden violence.
My exposure to Viking historical fiction has been limited so far, but I'm trying to catch up, I thought Robert Low had managed to reach the pinnacle of the sub genre with the oathsworn, and then out comes the raven series to take it one step further.
The writing has true power and pace, but what also come over is a true love of the subject and the characters that the author is writing. With this series i did something i have never done before i waited until all 3 books were out before starting them and read them back to back, so by the end of book three i felt part Viking, I felt exhausted, and i had felt the kindred spirit of the crew, the losses, the pain and the loves, such is the power of Giles Kristians writing.
as debut series go this is up there as one of the better i have read, and i will be looking out eagerly for what comes next.
Very highly recommended. (Parm)
My exposure to Viking historical fiction has been limited so far, but I'm trying to catch up, I thought Robert Low had managed to reach the pinnacle of the sub genre with the oathsworn, and then out comes the raven series to take it one step further.
The writing has true power and pace, but what also come over is a true love of the subject and the characters that the author is writing. With this series i did something i have never done before i waited until all 3 books were out before starting them and read them back to back, so by the end of book three i felt part Viking, I felt exhausted, and i had felt the kindred spirit of the crew, the losses, the pain and the loves, such is the power of Giles Kristians writing.
as debut series go this is up there as one of the better i have read, and i will be looking out eagerly for what comes next.
Very highly recommended. (Parm)
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've sailed the whale road with Robert Low, I've fought in a shielf wall with Tim Severin and with this title I've taken the fabled city of Constantinople for the rightful Emperor. Each author brings something to the table that will enthuse as well as entertain the reader and with Giles' latest the reader will cut a bloody swathe through the pages to hear more of Raven's tale. Beautifully written the prose are ideal which when backed with a great sense of pace climbing to the peak of the fiercest storm that our crew of Wolves have ever faced as they stand off against the best that the famed city has to offer.
Finally add to this a great conclusion and some long deserved justice that the reader has been crying out for and you know that Giles' latest title is his best to date. Whilst this will be his latest in his Raven series, at the end Giles has hinted at allowing his crew of marauders the chance to rest up and get their breath back as he'll take us to the time of musket balls and woods, so whether it's the American Civil War or their fight for independence we'll have to wait to find out.
Finally add to this a great conclusion and some long deserved justice that the reader has been crying out for and you know that Giles' latest title is his best to date. Whilst this will be his latest in his Raven series, at the end Giles has hinted at allowing his crew of marauders the chance to rest up and get their breath back as he'll take us to the time of musket balls and woods, so whether it's the American Civil War or their fight for independence we'll have to wait to find out.
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Ending the trilogy (so far) in style
So now I have come to the end of the Raven saga and it leaves me feeling a little sad. Perhaps some time, after his new series has been fully aired, Giles might return and write... Read more
Published 23 days ago by SJATurney
'A wickedly good Viking saga, by a horrifically creative writer......
A wickedly good Viking saga, by a horrifically creative writer... well worth the read!
An astounding story of daring, camaraderie, legendary cities, great civilizations and a... Read more
An astounding story of daring, camaraderie, legendary cities, great civilizations and a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rachel
ODIN'S WOLVES: a thrilling conclusion to an epic saga for the ages.
The third novel of the RAVEN series by Giles Kristian is, in my honest and humble opinion the best of them all. Read more
Published 2 months ago by alex szollo
What a Read!
As a well seasoned reader of Historical fiction I was most delighted to get my teeth into this wonderous book that simply held me 'Spellbound'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tanner
Go Vikings
Odin's wolves is the exciting conclusion to the Raven trilogy and the action packed novel is a real page turned. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Deborah C Foulkes
End of the saga
I have been reading this saga with much enjoyment. However I have to say that I found this third part less satisfying than the previous two. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mary Kersey
viking adventure
Giles Kristian continues his excellent work with his third book about the adventures of Raven and his Viking comrades. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bryan Odriscoll
berserker chick lit
giles kristians raven odins wolves kristian lives in cottage overlooking his ancestral norwegian fjord and yet still churns stuff like this out
part three of a trilogy it... Read more
part three of a trilogy it... Read more
Published 8 months ago by mark1000
Love it!
I love these books. Am on the third one now and find myself sneaking off to the bedroom to read a few pages throughout the day. Find it hard to put them down at night.
Published 9 months ago by Ms. B. Phillips
The Vikings are back and are better than ever!
If readers enjoyed Raven Blood Eye and Sons of Thunder then it's an unspoken guarantee that they will go literally beserk over the third installment of this fantastic viking saga,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by valkyrie1008
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