EBOOK Swords of Good Men

Swords of Good Men, Snorri Kristjansson's debut novel, incorporates the myths that fascinated him as a child with his passion for epic fantasy.To weary Viking Ulfar Thormodsson, the townof Stenvik is the penultimate stop on thereturn leg of a long and perilous journey. It hasbeen particularly challenging for Thormodsson,who has been charged with protecting the life ofhis high-born cousin. Having traveled the oceansof the world for two years, all he wants is to gohome. But Stenvik awaits. The small coastal town is home to a colorfularray of individuals, from the beautiful and tragicLilia, who captures Thormodsson's rough heart,to solitary blacksmith Audun Arngrimsson, whosepast hides many dark secrets. The travel-wornVikings also discover that King Olav is marchingon Stenvik from the east, determined to bringthe White Christ to the masses at the point of hisswordeven as a host of bloodthirsty raiders ledby a mysterious woman sails from the north. Meanwhile, there is trouble brewing betweentwo of the town's competing factions, a conflictthat threatens to sweep all of them, natives andvisitors alike, into the jaws of war. Thormodssonand his companions soon learn that in this conflictbetween the old gods and the new, there areenemies everywhereoutside the walls of Stenvikas well as within.From the Hardcover edition.