A Brother's Oath (Book 1 in the Hengest and Horsa Trilogy) by Chris Thorndycroft
Publication Date: September 13, 2015
eBook; 282 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Untold Story of England’s Beginning.
Denmark, 444 A.D. Two brothers – the cold and calculating Hengest and the intrepid but headstrong Horsa – find their separate worlds thrown into turmoil by royal treachery and an evil cult thought long dead. Reunited by an oath sworn in their youth, they set off on a journey that will define their destiny and set them upon the path to greatness.
When Hengest’s family is kidnapped by an unknown enemy, Horsa knows his oath has become more than a thing of words and he infiltrates the crew of one of the most feared raiders in the northern world to find out who took them. Meanwhile, Hengest struggles to unite his rag-tag group of followers into a united people. His heart yearns for a safe haven for his family; a land that he and his followers can call their own for generations to come.
This is the first part of the thrilling saga of the two warriors who spearheaded the Anglo-Saxon migrations to Britain and whose names became legendary as the founders of the land that would one day be called England.
About the Author
Chris Thorndycroft is a British writer of historical fiction, horror and fantasy. His early short stories appeared in magazines and anthologies such as Dark Moon Digest and American Nightmare. History has long been his passion and he began thinking about a series set in Arthurian Britain when he was a student. Ten years later, A Brother's Oath is his first novel under his own name and the beginning of a trilogy concerning Hengest and Horsa. He also writes Steampunk and Retropulp under the pseudonym P. J. Thorndyke.Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, January 18Review at Flashlight Commentary
Tuesday, January 19
Interview at Flashlight Commentary
Spotlight at A Literary Vacation
Wednesday, January 20
Guest Post at The Writing Desk
Friday, January 22
Character Interview at Boom Baby Reviews
Sunday, January 24
Excerpt & Giveaway at Teddy Rose Book Reviews
Monday, January 25
Spotlight at CelticLady's Reviews
Tuesday, January 26
Review at Book Nerd
Wednesday, January 27
Excerpt at Let Them Read Books
Friday, January 29
Spotlight & Giveaway at Passages to the Past
Giveaway
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This looks like a good trilogy, like Bernard Cornwell's Uthred novels.
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