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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book was such a discovery for me. I loved the characters and Marillier's take on the Viking culture and folk tales. It is a story of love, hate, revenge and courage to stand up for those weaker than yourself. I really enjoyed this story and can't wait to read Foxmask. (  ) mmillet | Dec 14, 2009 |  Loved this book, I hadn't read any fantasy in a while and this was a good one. True, it didn't take a genius to figure out how the book would end; but the book was fun to read anyway. Has enough gore for boy readers and enough love for the girl readers. (  ) MrsHillReads | Jun 4, 2009 | Again, Marillier does an amazing job of building the relationships between her characters. ( )1  EstelleChauvelin | Jul 9, 2007 | Weaves folklore and storytelling to provide a fictional account of the Norsemen's invasion of present day Scotland when the isle was inhabited by gentle people with Druid beliefs. Deception, action, love, violence, and cunning all combine to make an exceptional tale. ( ) cataylor | Apr 27, 2007 | I was a little slower to get into this one, not sure why. But once I did, I really began to enjoy it. At first, I had a little difficulty relating to the main point of view character. But as I pressed on, I became very interested in his complicated friendship with Somerled. And I found Nessa immediately easy to like. Somerled is an extremely dark character, and at the same time, I found myself feeling a great deal of pity for him, so I was able to relate to Eyvind in this way, since I could not relate to him as a Wolfskin. This book has one of the best, multi-faceted villains I've ever seen. It was beautifully written. ( )1 oracleofdoom | Aug 11, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0765345900, Mass Market Paperback)All young Eyvind ever wanted was to become a great Viking warrior--a Wolfskin--and carry honor out in the name of his fathergod Thor. He can think of no future more glorious. The chance to make it happen is his when his chieftain Ulf is brought the tale of a magical land across the sea, a place where men with courage could go to conquer a land and bring glory to themselves. They set out to find this fabled land, and discover a windswept and barren place, but one filled with unexpected beauty and hidden treasures... and a people who are willing to share their bounty.Ulf's new settlement begins in harmony with the natives of the isles led by the gentle king Engus. And Eyvind finds a treasure of his own in the young Nessa, niece of the King, seer and princess. His life will change forever as she claims his heart for her own. But someone has come along to this new land who is not what he seems. Somerled, a strange and lonely boy that Eyvind befriended long ago has a secret--and his own plans for the future. The blood oath that they swore in childhood binds them in lifelong loyalty, and Somerled is calling in the debt of honor. What he asks of Eyvind might just doom him to kill the only thing that Evyind has ever truly loved. Will the price of honor create the destruction of all that Eyvind holds dear? (retrieved from Amazon Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:51:58 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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