EYE OF THE RAVEN, THE FANTASTIC NEW HISTORICAL EPIC FROM TIM HODKINSON, OUT NOW!Not everyone will survive, but who will conquer all in Odin''s game? AD 934. Eighteen years ago, a young woman fled her home to save the life of her unborn child. Now he is grown, a witch foretells that evil from her past is reaching out again to threaten her son. Outlawed from his home in Iceland, Einar Unnsson is thrown on the mercy of his uncle, the infamous Jarl Thorfinn ''Skull Cleaver'' of Orkney. Einar joins forces with a Norse-Irish princess and a company of wolfskin-clad warriors to play a deadly game for control of the Irish Sea, where warriors are the pawns of kings and jarls and the powerful are themselves mere game pieces on the tafl board of the gods. Together they embark on a quest where Einar must fight unimaginable foes, forge new friendships, and discover what it truly means to be a warrior. As the clouds of war gather, betrayal follows betrayal and Einar realises the only person he can really trust is himself.Reviews for Tim Hodkinson''For fans of BERNARD CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN'' Historical Novel Society''An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there'' Historical Writers Association''A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again'' Melisende''s Library
