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In the Shadow of the Beast
- Saga of Hasting the Avenger, Book 2
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Series: The Saga of Hasting the Avenger, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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Publisher's Summary
"Pagan ships have done much harm to the islands of Aquitaine. Some of them were entirely lost...a great chastening is upon them unlike any the ancient Christian world has ever seen." (Alcuin of York, Letter to Arno)
King Horic is dead. The oaths that once bonded the Danes and Northmen in the islands of Aquitaine have broken. Hasting's new land is imperiled by fearsome challengers and old foes alike. A rumor from the continent will shatter the brittle veneer of his strength and expose his deepest wound from the past. His greatest trial will not be fought with a sword, ax, or shield, but with his heart.
A supposed son of Ragnar Lodbrok, and referred to in the Gesta Normannorum as the Scourge of the Somme and Loire, his life exemplified the qualities of the ideal Viking. Join author and historian C. J. Adrien on an adventure that explores the early life and adventures of the Viking Hasting and his crew.
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- Dan
- 11-10-20
Awesome
All the books in the series have been wonderful. Very intriguing and well written. Excellent narration with twists and turns.
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- Jake
- 08-25-20
The Notebook
But with Vikings. Viking warlord somehow endowed with perfectly 21st century sensibilities. I tried, I really did, but I'm out.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-21
excellent
I'd never heard of Hasting. I'll will try to find out more about him now.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-07-20
polically changing
the narrator was a lot better and at times you was deep in the battle or his adventure. The book was no so much his adventures but how politically there world would change.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-14-21
A good book to listen to whilst naalbinding
Enjoyed both looks in the series, it was interesting with a few twists to the plot. Would recommend this one.