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The White Raven (Hardcover)

by Robert Low (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007262566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007262564
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 14.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,342 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for The White Raven: 'Robert Low's Oathsworn trilogy is historical writing at its best and most full-blooded, with its tremendous pacing, black comedy, a wonderfully vivid and rough-hewn prose style like runes hacked into granite, and most appealingly of all, its doomy, pagan sense of comradeship-unto-death between Orm Rurikson and his band of Viking brothers' WILLIAM NAPIER Praise for 'The Whale Road' 'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' BERNARD CORNWELL '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.' Publishing News '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 epic and action packed sequel to The Wolf Sea, charting the adventures of Orm and his band of Viking brothers, The Oathsworn The Oathsworn have itchy feet. Battle-hungry and tired of keeping the homestead fires burning, they are restless for action. And, being the Oathsworn, action is what they get. When their homestead is attacked by Klerkon and his men, the Oathsworn promise bloody revenge. But they didn't count on having to undertake the most dangeous journey of their lives in order to save two of their number. Packed with epic adventure and bloody action, The White Raven is Robert Low at his very best.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars In Conclusion, 31 Mar 2009
This book concludes the 'Attil's Howe' trilogy but perhaps not the Oathsworn story. This episode finds Orm, now in his twenties sitting uncomfortably with his increased 'Jarl' status and surrounded by companions eager to be off a 'Viking'. The call of the sea and lure of the horde of silver they discovered in the 'Whaleroad' takes them off on the seas again but others too have their eyes on the silver!

I will say no more about the plot for spoiling reasons but safe to say those who liked the first two books will find much to enjoy here. My only negative point is the story loses a bit of momentum in the middle section. So Robert if your reading... the influence of the Danes on the formation of modern Russia is very interesting and I sense where the further story of the Oathsworn lies but please no more trekking accross the steppes.

But this is a great trilogy! No one else can do the fireside camaraderie of the warrior band like Low. He draws you into the group and makes you one of them, though he makes no bones or apologies for the Viking lifestyle. I also love the constantly self doubting hero Orm, a refreshing change from some of the indestructable all perfect central charactors in other histroical fiction.

Great stuff a trilogy for all lovers of historical fiction and especially Vikings.

Since I have written this the author has corrected me via the comment box and I should therefore point out it is not a trilogy but a series and a fourth Oathsworn book will follow! Glad to clear this up not only to be factual but because he is into Viking re-enactment and I live close to the sea!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as The Wolf Sea , but close., 20 April 2009
White Raven is the third book in the Oathsworn series. Low ha created a wonderful and vivid world filled with the action and adventure of the whale road. As with the previous two novels Low's character or well written and the backdrops all well realised. There are plenty of new characters to get our teeth sunk into, my personal favourites were Crowbone and the Amazon warriors. Personally I prefer the second novels to both this one and the first, but for any fan of Vikings or Historical fiction in general, this is a gem of a series well worth reading.

Ormm wants to settle down on his homestead and raise his horses, but the oathsworn are getting itchy feet, they can hear the call of the whale road and the adventures and wealth it promises. Also still in the back of their mind is the huge sums of silver left in Attila's tomb, it isn't until their homestead is attacked is Orm forced to take steps to leave his home. From when they leave, the oathsworn will face battles on land and sea and a race to the tomb of Attila.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best viking fiction since Bengtsson's The Long Ships, 1 Jun 2009
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A great follow up to The Whale Road and The Wolf Sea - as ever, full of great characters (my only complaint is that Mr Low keeps killing so many of them off - probably more realistic that way, I know, but I'm a big softy who would happily sacrifice realism for a lower mortality rate!)

Better than Cornwell - I'd recommend these books to anyone who likes well written historical fiction.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Third time unlucky
Story or storyteller gone flat,maybe a bit of both.Excellent start to series but will buy no more.Must be very difficult maintaining a high standard,but readers pay for... Read more
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