Gallows Born

The Bane of the North, Book 1

By: A.C. Salter

Narrated by: Scott Fleming

'We live as men - but fight as gods.'

Born on the gallows, the corpse of his mother swinging from the rope above, the villagers brand him The Bane of the North and leave him out for the Fug to claim - a deadly fog ruled by Draugr - Viking warriors that had long ago fallen in battle. They didn’t expect to find him the next day, tattooed with the mark of an ancient god.

Fifteen winters later - ridiculed, scorned; but never broken, Bane forges a life as a forager, surviving between Castle Garik and a looming mountain that legend says contains the body of a Norse god. In a strange twist of fates Bane discovers that the mark gives him abilities beyond that of mortal man, and along with his lineage and a blood link to the god, his journey unfolds, fraught with danger and purpose.

As the drums of war close in, and the time of men comes to an end, Bane could be the North’s only hope.

©2024 A.C. Salter (P)2024 A.C. Salter

Great norse fantasy.

All in all I feel like this was a pretty awesome book! I enjoyed a majority of the plot points and I liked the way that figures from norse mythology were blended into this fantasy.
My only complaint is Alruna's voice. I also feel like she might be painted as the stereotypical spoiled chiefs daughter until the 3 quarters of the way through the book.

Action packed story

This book has it's pros and cons. Decent action and reasonably paced storytelling. There are a few parts that are quite absurd. Spoiler Alert** using a weapon in a unarmed fight is quite a dishonorable thing with the consequences of death not being promoted. When the weak man of a author thanks his wife for proofreading. That explains most of the absurd parts. Just ignore it.

outstanding

an actual audio that's seems like it's an epic fantasy. would make an amazing movie series

love this book

such a good story. when do we get the next 2 books. can't wait for them to come out

Amazing book

Once I started this book I couldn’t put it down. I can not wait to start the next one.