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Gallows Born

The Bane of the North, Book 1

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Gallows Born

By: A.C. Salter
Narrated by: Scott Fleming
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'We live as men - but fight as gods.'

Born on the gallows, the corpse of his mother swinging from the rope above, the villagers brand him The Bane of the North and leave him out for the Fug to claim - a deadly fog ruled by Draugr - Viking warriors that had long ago fallen in battle. They didn’t expect to find him the next day, tattooed with the mark of an ancient god.

Fifteen winters later - ridiculed, scorned; but never broken, Bane forges a life as a forager, surviving between Castle Garik and a looming mountain that legend says contains the body of a Norse god. In a strange twist of fates Bane discovers that the mark gives him abilities beyond that of mortal man, and along with his lineage and a blood link to the god, his journey unfolds, fraught with danger and purpose.

As the drums of war close in, and the time of men comes to an end, Bane could be the North’s only hope.

©2024 A.C. Salter (P)2024 A.C. Salter Epic Fantasy Norse
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All in all I feel like this was a pretty awesome book! I enjoyed a majority of the plot points and I liked the way that figures from norse mythology were blended into this fantasy.
My only complaint is Alruna's voice. I also feel like she might be painted as the stereotypical spoiled chiefs daughter until the 3 quarters of the way through the book.

Great norse fantasy.

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Like the whole book can’t pick just one part - I can’t wait to hear more about the shadow leopards

Child born of dead woman

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This book has it's pros and cons. Decent action and reasonably paced storytelling. There are a few parts that are quite absurd. Spoiler Alert** using a weapon in a unarmed fight is quite a dishonorable thing with the consequences of death not being promoted. When the weak man of a author thanks his wife for proofreading. That explains most of the absurd parts. Just ignore it.

Action packed story

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an actual audio that's seems like it's an epic fantasy. would make an amazing movie series

outstanding

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such a good story. when do we get the next 2 books. can't wait for them to come out

love this book

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Once I started this book I couldn’t put it down. I can not wait to start the next one.

Amazing book

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This book was amazing and well thought out and executed. I loved every swing of the swords, axes and hammers. It was really exciting and intense. More please…

Excellent and immersive

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The whole premise of the Norse gods was very entertaining.I have to say that banes father was my favorite part of the book tho dude is badass.We live as men but fight as gods

Banes father

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I really liked the idea of the story but I didn't like the execution like all the other povs where annoying.

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I also found it it extremely unpleasant that he swore an oath to the family that is the cause of basically all his problems.

Interesting premise with a disappointing execution.

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Slow start to the story and very reminiscent of farseer trilogy. Could not stand the Alruna character…every chapter with her POV made me want to skip

DNF

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