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‘Narrated by Low with all the gritty, down-to-earth realism that breathed such life into his first novel, and shows just why historical fiction is one of today’s most rapidly-growing genres’
Yorkshire Evening Post
Praise for The Whale Road
'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' Bernard Corwell
'A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount in his old age'
Simon Scarrow
‘A stirring Viking series of blockbuster battles and religious intrigue’
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‘All the right ingredients are firmly in place…above all there is the storyline itself; told in an earthy, rough-and-ready stylewhich perfectly compliments this saga for the 21st Century’ Yorkshire Evening Post
‘A fascinating read’ The Glasgow Herald
‘The Hangman humour of the band of sworn brothers gives Low’s epic but brutal tale real humanity and the detail of 10th century life is wonderfully vivd. The action is fast and furious…shockingly believably so. Low’s debut novel hits the mark with maximum impact’ Bridlington Today
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The gripping second novel in the Oathsworn series, charting the adventures of a band of Vikings looking for the return of the Rune Sword that will lead them to Attila’s Hoard
A band of brothers, known as the Oathsworn, committed only to each other and feared by many, rises again, setting sail on the wolf sea in search of vengeance and glory.
Washed up in a hostile city, battle-weary and out of luck, the Oathsworn lie waiting for their reluctant leader, the young Orm, to bring them back once more to wealth and warfare. But Orm's prized sword, the legendary Rune Serpent, is gone, stolen by the rapacious Starkad, and with it the runes writ upon the hilt that only Orm can decipher.
The Oathsworn embark on a dangerous mission to reclaim their precious sword as they pursue the elusive Starkad across the turbulent wolf sea. Unafraid to fight and cunning in the ways of men, they wreak violence and bloody revenge on their enemies.
Caught up in the treacherous battles in the East between the rulers of Constantinople, aided by hordes of Viking mercenaries, and the Arabs, their adventures will take them from Greece to Jerusalem, across the treacherous wolf sea where only the hunting hungry dare set sail.
Epic adventure broad in scope and bloody in action, The Wolf Sea is the stunning second novel in the Oathsworn series.
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This is a very enjoyable read and easy to get into, however at times Orm's wanderings do seem to be a little aimless and it lacks the spark that the Whale Road had from the very first page. Despite this the sequel is far from a dissapointment, I would recommend it to anyone and I eagerly await the third book in the series.
The story follows up from "The Whale Road", so should not be read before that book. The remnants of the Oathsworn, a disparate band of treasure seeking Vikings, are stranded in the great city of Miklagard/Constantinople. They commence an epic quest across the ocean to the middle East to recover a mythical sword stolen from Orm their deep thinking leader. It is a story worthy of the greatest sagas. On the journey to strange lands they cross many enemies both old and new. The Oathsworn are forced once more into the way of the sword, which is of course the thing they do best.
Low's first book "The Whale Road" was an excellent tale to begin his Oathsworn series. It was a highly entertaining page turner. But in this book he goes one better and raises the bar even higher. Okay, perhaps towards the end things get a little bit silly but that is a minor criticism. The exotic locations where incidentally the Vikings did journey to, give this book that little extra spice. The body count as always keeps rising. It is no surprise that the Oathsworn always need new recruits, and by the end of this story they will need a few more to swell their ranks for the next book. I look forward to having more adventures with the Oathsworn in what promises to be an exciting and highly entertaining series. Keep it up Mr Low!
As always, I think the Oathsworn series of books by Robert Low is some of the best books in the historical fiction genre I've ever read. Read more
The only thing that spoilt it for me was not understanding some of the old... Read more
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