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  • God of Vengeance

  • The Rise of Sigurd 1
  • By: Giles Kristian
  • Narrated by: Philip Stevens
  • Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,216 ratings)

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God of Vengeance

By: Giles Kristian
Narrated by: Philip Stevens
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Norway, AD 785. It began with the betrayal of a lord by a king....

King Gorm puts Jarl Harald's family to the sword but makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd. His kin slain, his village seized and its people taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust, and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side.

With them - and with the help of the All-Father, Odin - he determines to make a king pay in blood for his treachery.

Using cunning and warcraft, Sigurd gathers together a fellowship of warriors - including his father's right-hand man, Olaf; Bram (whom men call Bear); Black Floki, who wields death with a blade; and the shield maiden Valgerd, who fears no man - and convinces them to follow him.

For whether Ódin is with him or not, Sigurd will have vengeance. And neither men nor gods had best stand in his way....

God of Vengeance is a must-listen for all who enjoy thrilling, action-packed fiction - from Bernard Cornwell to George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones.

©2015 Giles Kristian (P)2015 Random House AudioBooks
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Great story, great narration.

Very common Norse storylines through the series, but some unique twists....Philip Stevens gives a good performance.

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I couldn't stop listening to this one.

Amazingly detailed and very vivid. Can't recommend for the squeamish but fans of Cornwell will feel right at home with this one

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Norse tale

Very good story line, superbly narrated. Lots of twist and turns, leaves you wanting to listen to the next book

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Outstanding book

Storyline was easy to follow.
While the battles were action packed,!the scene depictions were not overly grotesque. I would read sequels to this storyline. I liked the humaness included in the narrative.

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Great Writing Style

The story line was fairly predictable, but the writing style was excellent. The author made excellent use of motifs, similes, and metaphors in a way that brought the scenes to life very vividly and in a natural, unforced manner.

I would recommend this novel to friends.

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Should be a TV series.

Who's going to be first? History Channel®, HBO®, Stars®, BBC®, get your checkbooks out, pay Giles Kristen a billion dollars, and watch your ratings soar. Yeah, it's like that.
This book is Odin favoured / favored.

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Beyond exciting

Amazing! I was so excited listening to the last chapter this book I couldn't move a muscle. Can't wait to listen to the sequels!!!

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Awesome!

Great pacing, great action, great characters, great narration… I’ll definitely be checking out the rest in the series.

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Fun book

Pretty OK book. Some factual inaccuracies, and the author has a thing for chopping people's hands off...like all the time hehe. But he got most name places right though.

Being from Norway myself, some of the narrator's pronounciations were, well, weird sounding.

But all in all enjoyable.

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Viking usually equal a fun read, for me.

I didn't know how much I'd like Viking stories until I watched the History Channel's Vikings. I've been looking for a Viking/ Northmen storey, and I'm sure there's lots of material out there but this is what I found first. I really really enjoyed it. It is bloody if that kind of thing might bother you. I don't mind at all.

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