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Raknar: The Northman

By: Ryan W. Aslesen
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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The heart of a Northman beats only for more blood.

Heir to the Bear Clan of Valheim, young Raknar anticipates the day he will become chief and lead his clan across the sea to pillage foreign shores. When his village is sacked, his clan put to the sword, Raknar must forge a new destiny, alone.

Captured during a raid on the Kingdom of Acheron, Raknar is enslaved by the diabolical Queen Zakara. She forces him to fight as a gladiator in the pits, but her true interest in Raknar lies in the fulfillment of a dark prophecy that will provide her an heir and unlock unworldly power.

Escaping to the exotic land of Byzantia, Raknar steals to survive, captures the heart of Princess Yabala, and is banished by the emperor for his impudence. Unable to win Yabala’s hand, he becomes a raider on the steppes, certain he will never see her again. But the gods have other plans for him. When Raknar learns that Queen Zakara has kidnapped Princess Yabala, Raknar must return to the dungeons of Acheron to face the queen and her fell sorceries once and for all.

Raknar: The Northman is the first standalone novel set in the gritty Hystoria fantasy world. It contains graphic violence, profanity, and sexual content, and is therefore intended for a mature audience.

©2022 Ryan W. Aslesen (P)2023 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty Sword & Sorcery
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Although at first the story seems dubious quickly (somewhere around the first timeskip) the story becomes very enjoyable. Its not the greatest story of all time but it isnt trying to be. The ending was fitting to a life as turbulent as Raknar, riding off into the sunset mimicking the old storys that this book is based off of like Conan.
I wish that the sword fighting was a bit more fleshed out and realistic, but this is basically Conan so I guess I cant expect to much.
I would love to see more fantasy books by Ryan, and I hope that some negative feedback doesn’t discourage him.

Also it has just as much adult content as any of this guys book, it can be a bit much sometimes but mooost of the time it adds to the story…most of the time.

A decent old fashioned cereal with some heart to it.

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Does it really matter if so much sexual content is crammed into a plot that a 12 year old could have come up with? Is this adult reading? So these are the times where a male author takes a masculine Conan the barbarian like story and makes it feminine or homo erotic. I want my credits back audible for peddling this crap.

Hot garbage

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