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  • Winter's Fire

  • The Rise of Sigurd 2
  • By: Giles Kristian
  • Narrated by: Philip Stevens
  • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (399 ratings)
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By: Giles Kristian
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Summary

Sigurd Haraldarson has proven himself a great Viking warrior and a dangerous enemy. He has gone a long way towards avenging the murder of his family. Yet his vengeance is not complete. The oath breaker King Gorm - who betrayed Sigurd's father - still lives, and, so long as the king draws breath, the scales remain unbalanced.

But Sigurd and his wolf pack of warriors are not at full strength, and to confront the king now would mean death. And so they sail west to Sweden, where a local warlord employs them as mercenaries, but in a brutal siege Sigurd, Floki and Valgerd are taken by the enemy, their fate to be sacrificed in return for the gods' favour. Escaping the priest's knife at the last moment, they steal a sacred treasure: Gungnir, the legendary spear of Odin.

The journey Sigurd and his colleagues are destined to take is punctuated by blood and betrayal. Uneasy alliances are made; silver, fame-lust and the Odin spear draw men to Sigurd's banner until he commands a war host of his own. It is time to return to Norway to face the oath breaker. When storms rip the sky, men say that it is Odin, the Wild Huntsman, summoning the souls of the dead. And Sigurd's course is set.

His return to his homeland foretells death. He will lead his warriors against King Gorm in an epic fight to the death, and the clash of ax and sword and shield will shake the timbers of Valhalla itself, for Sigurd's bloodlust is like the Spear God's passing, and his revenge will be the Wings of the Storm....

©2016 Giles Kristian (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks

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More Bloody Vikings!

Yes Giles Kristian has continued in “Winter’s Fire” where he left off in “God of Vengeance”, with more bloody Vikings! And let’s be honest that’s just how we like our Vikings, drinking, swearing and fighting at the drop of a horned helmet. The action is frequent though maybe not quite so much as the first book and remains violent and graphic. The narration is extremely good and well-matched to the story. It feels authentic with both the Vikings and the mysterious character from Alba being voiced with consummate expertise.

So, the book delivers on the Primal Scream level, is well written and engaging but it would be a big mistake to write it off just as an action story. Kristian is clever in a number of important ways above and beyond the basic story telling. The way that the vocabulary of the narrative switches to be appropriate to each character’s particular view point is meticulously observed and as we have come to expect there is great respect paid to the historical detail. There are some interesting tactics deployed to get Sigurd and his crew through some of the scrapes that they find themselves in.

I would also add though that in what could have been a male-dominated series Kristian finds room for several very strong female characters who play leading roles in their own right. A mysterious witch, the shield-maiden Valgerd and particularly Sigurd’s sister Runa all play prominent parts. It wasn’t all just about Odin back then . . .

In summary these first two books have been an excellent ride. The story is genuinely satisfying in itself even though this part leaves Sigurd with much to do to in order to fulfil his oath of vengeance. The scene is now set for a fabulous end to the series and I simply can’t wait!

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Vikings brought to life

Winter's fire carries in the tale superbly. I have listened / read a few in this genre & Giles Christian's books have so far been my favourites.

Excellent characters & a quite wonderful tale brought to life excellently by Philip Stevens.

I steamed through this audiobook. Always the sign of being riveted. I really look forward to part III.

Highly recommended.

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Chaos always catches the eye of the All father.

Book 2 & we're getting battle hardened!
Let's see what becomes of of the Odin kissed?

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FILM WORTHY!!

I have the hardback edition; I've heard the story; WHERE ARE THE FILMS?
Outstanding work, Giles!!!! And brilliant Philip Stevens!

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Great read

Story is griping from start the hrs fly by when listening . Simaler is style to TVs seris Vikings

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An enjoyable, well organized and researched story.

Clear, well articulated reading By Phillip Stevens. I could not ask for more in a performance. No mumbling, awful pronunciation, cheesy character voices or HIGH, lo, HIGH, lo volume roller coaster. Good job.

Giles Kristian storyline is a solid and traditional Vengeance Saga. To this he has added some nice personalities, none of whom are ridiculous or boilerplate. Female presence is developing nicely in part 2 and is more than "quivering loins".

The use of historical references is nice and as always appreciated in historical fiction.

I will be reading part 3.

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listened to this many times now and will do again

loved it. Will listen to it again and again. makes you feel like your there one of the pack.

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Just brilliant.

I have now listen to 5 of these books and have not fail to impress.

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Vikings.

Loved every moment. Stunning telling of how the vikings lived and died. Great retelling of how the battles were fought. Really great story and it was like you were in the battles yourself. Excellent.

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winter's Fire.

outstanding. looking forward to next book. will give better review after the last book.

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