jefffrane's review against another edition
5.0
Giles Kristian's Viking novels are brilliant and absorbing. Period. That's all you need to know.
borealis85's review against another edition
3.0
The Norsemen are now heading towards the land of the franks and their fellowship has grown by some Englishmen. The battle successes seem to get even more fantastic from the previous book and of course Raven heroically comes trough all of then. Then there is this difficult love thingy with Cynetryth.. It is a bit "been-there-done-that". Still enjoyable to read and I am going to finish the trilogy although I feel this is YA stuff, for nothing seems to even scratch the main character and my guess is that he won't die any time soon.
thewashouts's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
blackestclovers's review against another edition
5.0
Took a while to finish this, just due to time and what not, but it’s a great series and Giles Kristian is fantastic.
(2nd Read) Amazing series. Wow. Third book here I come.
(2nd Read) Amazing series. Wow. Third book here I come.
speesh's review against another edition
5.0
Raven. Sons of Thunder.
This is number two in the Raven series. There are three out (so far), the third still being in hardback, as yet. As I have an aversion to hardback books (an environmentally damaging waste of paper, waste of bookshelf space, etc), I'm still waiting for the paperback version of the third, so I don't know if that will be the last in the story, or if it will continue on.
You don't need to have read the first book, 'Raven: Blood Eye', to enjoy this one, but it helps. The story is pretty well self-contained, as the band of Vikings have moved from England to France in their pursuit of the English lord who betrayed them and of course, in pursuit of treasure, silver and adventure.
You pretty much know what you're getting with this sort of book (like with Robert Low's 'Oathsworn' series). This doesn't let the side down and, as with Robert Low's Viking series, this deserves to be compared with Bernard Cornwell's current Viking series.
Giles Kristian has a relaxed, easy to read writing style. He clearly knows his stuff, his Scandinavian languages (living in Denmark and speaking Danish every day, I'm well-placed to confirm that) and he clearly knows his Viking religion. In fact, the whole book here is surely a speculation (has to be a speculation, as the written evidence isn't available), as to how much the Viking world and their actions were dependent on, their views of, their gods' desires and whims.
I can thoroughly recommend the Odin's Wolves series and I'm looking forward to the next one coming out in paperback ASAP.
This is number two in the Raven series. There are three out (so far), the third still being in hardback, as yet. As I have an aversion to hardback books (an environmentally damaging waste of paper, waste of bookshelf space, etc), I'm still waiting for the paperback version of the third, so I don't know if that will be the last in the story, or if it will continue on.
You don't need to have read the first book, 'Raven: Blood Eye', to enjoy this one, but it helps. The story is pretty well self-contained, as the band of Vikings have moved from England to France in their pursuit of the English lord who betrayed them and of course, in pursuit of treasure, silver and adventure.
You pretty much know what you're getting with this sort of book (like with Robert Low's 'Oathsworn' series). This doesn't let the side down and, as with Robert Low's Viking series, this deserves to be compared with Bernard Cornwell's current Viking series.
Giles Kristian has a relaxed, easy to read writing style. He clearly knows his stuff, his Scandinavian languages (living in Denmark and speaking Danish every day, I'm well-placed to confirm that) and he clearly knows his Viking religion. In fact, the whole book here is surely a speculation (has to be a speculation, as the written evidence isn't available), as to how much the Viking world and their actions were dependent on, their views of, their gods' desires and whims.
I can thoroughly recommend the Odin's Wolves series and I'm looking forward to the next one coming out in paperback ASAP.
chrudos's review against another edition
4.0
Good story, characters quite interesting, but somehow I do not feel like starting on the third book immediately. It's interesting, because this happened with the first book, too. It could be something about the writing style, but I cannot put my finger on it. This is really strange, as I am very much the kind of person that likes to read all the books in the series in the row...
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