A MAN SEARCHING DESPERATELY FOR THE WOMAN HE LOVES…AND A BRUTAL LEADER DETERMINED TO CRUSH ALL WHO OPPOSE HIM.
ICELAND, 980 A.D. The massive man Tor searches Viking trading routes as he searches for his wife, abducted by slavers. Two children travel with him, in hiding because of the gold price their lustrous skin would command. With winter looming, Tor chooses remote Iceland to keep them safe—but a deceptive merchant, a lonely young widow with a terrible secret, and the brutal headman Naldrum force Tor into deeper and deeper danger. As the stakes grow higher, Tor grapples with an impossible choice: keeping his children safe might mean never seeing them again.
In the hearts of ordinary men and women, true courage arises in times of need. Can Tor defy Naldrum’s vicious authority with only the weapons of truth and bravery…and will that spark of defiance build a fire in the territories Naldrum controls?
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SEMI-FINALIST, 2017 WILLIAM FAULKNER-WILLIAM WISDOM CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION A novella prequel to VIKING: THE SCARLET SKIES
REVIEWS
“Ritter is a skilled story teller, and has done her homework on Norse culture and the workings of the Viking world. This is not the typical story, but I won’t spoil it by saying anything more...well worth reading!â€
“Excellent book. Very interesting story. You should definitely read this one!â€
“Anybody who loves a satisfyingly good story will love the writing by Katie Aiken Ritter…pulls you into the story from the first few sentences and then you will not want to put it down! The characters are well developed and believable, full of real blood, flesh and feelings, and I am very much looking forward to learning where they are all going. I hope we won’t have to wait too long! (And kudos for the cover as well!)â€
“This book leaves you wanting more. It's doesn't take long for you to "become" Tor, to feel his pain, his love of his children and the desperation he feels trying to protect them while trying to find his wife. Just a great story. Can't wait for the saga to continue!â€
Cover design courtesy of Fernando Couto de Magalhães (Instagram @FernandoCMagalhaes) with contributing art by Richard Benning of Behance.net.