Blood Eye

By: Giles Kristian

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

In a thrilling adventure of brotherhood, warfare, and treachery, Giles Kristian takes us into ninth-century England, a world of darkness, epic conflict, and an unforgiving God served by powerful priests. On ships shaped like dragons, bristling with oars and armor, Jarl Sigurd and his fierce Norsemen have come in search of riches. And riches they are promised, by an English ruler who sends Sigurd and his wolves to steal a holy manuscript from another kingdom.

Osric, an orphan boy, sees beyond the terror of these warriors, and somehow knows the heathens’ tongue. Renamed Raven, rechristened in blood, he will join them. They are his people. And they will be his fate.

©2009 Giles Kristian (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Good narration

Some minor historical inaccuracies which did not affect the story . I was able to ignore them as I read on.

Wolfpack

Sigurd the lucky, the saga continues. Packed with adventure and Norse antics, it will not disappoint. Great lead in from the original saga. Odin is smiling on them.

Engrossing ride with the Norsemen !!

I love historical fiction, but usually stick with stories of medieval kings and queens rather than with the violent tales of the blood and gore encountered in the "shield wall"-- but Bernard Cornwell first hooked me with his "Saxon Chronicles" and I have now read (listened to) all of the books in that series -- hence tried this one and very much enjoyed it. Excellent narrator, absorbing story, never a dull moment…. I plan to go on and read the next two volumes in this series, which to my great relief I see are also available on Audible. It's nice to be so caught up in the listening experience and know that there is more to come !!!

Great story however minor plot issues

I really love the story. The only issue I really had was the fact that this was a very young character, maybe 15 or 16 years old, with dialogue and interactions with other characters that are clearly from an adult. The narrator only use the voice of a young boy when the boy is talking to the Viking leader. Also, I struggle to understand how this band of vikings loses so few under such tremendous odds. If you can overlook these minor plot issues I believe you'll really enjoy this book.

So much great action throughout the entire story!

So much great action throughout the entire story! The longer I listened to this book, the more I enjoyed it, so much so that once I finished it, I immediately started Book 2 to follow Raven's adventures. As a lover of the viking genre, this one did not let me down. The narrator also did an excellent job - really pulling me into the story. Kudos to the writer and the narrator!