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Linnea Hartsuyker is an exciting, original voice in historical fiction...who brings myth and legend roaring to life...A superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. -- Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author Ms. Hartsuyker captures the sense of saga times and saga heroes: violent but litigious, treacherous but honorable, impetuous but crafty...a world brilliantly re-created by the author...Like Game of Thrones, only more unscrupulous. -- Wall Street Journal An ambitious tale of Norwegian medieval warfare told in richly colorful and accurate historical detail. Hartsuyker's novel reveals just how tenuous life is when disputes are settled with sword and battle-axe. -- Publishers Weekly This is the kind of book to sink into and enjoy for its beauty and atmosphere. -- Historical Novel Society The action scenes will have the blood humming in your veins. -- Booklist (starred review) Lovers of epics rejoice! Hartsuyker illuminates these old stories with authority and visceral detail, bringing to life the adventure, bleak beauty, and human struggle that lie at their heart. A vivid and gripping read. -- Madeline Miller, author of Circe Hartsuyker is a wonderfully descriptive writer equally adept at penning truly horrifying battle scenes as depicting life in ninth-century Norway...Compelling. -- Library Journal

"Linnea Hartsuyker is an exciting, original voice in historical fiction...who brings myth and legend roaring to life...A superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. -- ""Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author"" Ms. Hartsuyker captures the sense of saga times and saga heroes: violent but litigious, treacherous but honorable, impetuous but crafty...a world brilliantly re-created by the author...Like Game of Thrones, only more unscrupulous. -- ""Wall Street Journal"" An ambitious tale of Norwegian medieval warfare told in richly colorful and accurate historical detail. Hartsuyker's novel reveals just how tenuous life is when disputes are settled with sword and battle-axe. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" This is the kind of book to sink into and enjoy for its beauty and atmosphere. -- ""Historical Novel Society"" The action scenes will have the blood humming in your veins. -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" Lovers of epics rejoice! Hartsuyker illuminates these old stories with authority and visceral detail, bringing to life the adventure, bleak beauty, and human struggle that lie at their heart. A vivid and gripping read. -- ""Madeline Miller, author of Circe"" Hartsuyker is a wonderfully descriptive writer equally adept at penning truly horrifying battle scenes as depicting life in ninth-century Norway...Compelling. -- ""Library Journal"""

This is the kind of book to sink into and enjoy for its beauty and atmosphere. -- Historical Novel Society Hartsuyker is a wonderfully descriptive writer equally adept at penning truly horrifying battle scenes as depicting life in ninth-century Norway...Compelling. -- Library Journal An ambitious tale of Norwegian medieval warfare told in richly colorful and accurate historical detail. Hartsuyker's novel reveals just how tenuous life is when disputes are settled with sword and battle-axe. -- Publishers Weekly Lovers of epics rejoice! Hartsuyker illuminates these old stories with authority and visceral detail, bringing to life the adventure, bleak beauty, and human struggle that lie at their heart. A vivid and gripping read. -- Madeline Miller, author of Circe Ms. Hartsuyker captures the sense of saga times and saga heroes: violent but litigious, treacherous but honorable, impetuous but crafty...a world brilliantly re-created by the author...Like Game of Thrones, only more unscrupulous. -- Wall Street Journal The action scenes will have the blood humming in your veins. -- Booklist (starred review) Linnea Hartsuyker is an exciting, original voice in historical fiction...who brings myth and legend roaring to life...A superbly good page-turning saga of Viking-era Norway. -- Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author

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Linnea Hartsuyker can trace her family lineage back to the first king of Norway, and this inspired her to write her debut novel, The Half-Drowned King, the first book in her trilogy about the Vikings, which was published by HarperCollins in the United States and internationally in six other countries. The Half-Drowned King was an Indie Next and a Barnes & Noble Discover pick, and was named the best historical fiction book of 2017 by the American Library Association. Linnea grew up in the woods outside Ithaca, New York, studied engineering at Cornell University, and later received an MFA in creative writing from New York University. Matthew Lloyd Davies is a veteran actor, director, and Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator. Highlights of his acting career include regular appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre in the West End, on international tours, and in award-winning television shows and films. He has experience in radio, a master's degree in directing, and extensive experience in presenting at corporate events.

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